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The Ultimate Tenant Screening
LIVE CLASS DATE: 1/17/2026 09:00AM CST
Successful rental property ownership demands a robust, consistent, and compliant tenant screening process. This comprehensive digital kit provides landlords with the authoritative documentation and procedural guidance to implement a gold-standard screening system. Stop relying on outdated methods, master the legal requirements and best practices necessary to protect your assets and confidently select the most qualified applicants.
What You’ll Learn:
Criteria Drafting & Strategy: Understanding the requirement to make your criteria a “living document,” ensure compliance with all Fair Housing and anti-discrimination statutes, and treat your written criteria as your non-negotiable “personal laws.”
The Application Process: Master the collection of essential data (SSN, DOB, etc.), the necessity of verifying a current state ID, and the strategic use of application questions to test honesty regarding prior evictions or bankruptcies.
Criminal Background Protocol: Differentiate between misdemeanor and felony offenses, and implement a HUD-compliant, case-by-case review methodology for criminal records, moving beyond illegal blanket denial policies.
Financial Verification & Tiers: Tools for setting tiered credit score requirements, ensuring accurate income verification for all types of applicants (including self-employed), and properly handling applications involving Housing Vouchers (Section 8).
Denial & Disclosure Compliance: Learn the strict legal requirements for issuing a written denial letter, the necessary procedure for providing the applicant a copy of their credit report, and the 60-day rule for subsequent denials.
Confidentiality in Denial: Master the protocol for handling group applications where one roommate is disqualified, legally denying the entire group without improperly disclosing confidential criminal history to the other applicants.
Reference Documentation: Establish a system for gathering and contacting two prior landlords and employment references to thoroughly assess a prospective tenant’s behavioral history.
Why Attend:
Mitigate Legal Risk: Instantly reduce your liability by ensuring your screening processes, application forms, and denial letters are fully compliant with current Fair Housing and HUD guidelines.
Maximize Investment Profit: Learn to effectively screen out “bad apples” who may cause property damage, require expensive evictions, or involve the police in undesirable ways, directly improving your cash flow.
Prevent Future Regulation: By operating your business ethically and lawfully using this material, you contribute to a positive industry image, helping to prevent future over legislation.
Establish Professional Authority: Gain the confidence to treat your screening criteria as your non-negotiable “personal laws,” ensuring consistent, fair, and defensible decisions for every single applicant.
LIVE CLASS DATE: 1/17/2026 09:00AM CST
Successful rental property ownership demands a robust, consistent, and compliant tenant screening process. This comprehensive digital kit provides landlords with the authoritative documentation and procedural guidance to implement a gold-standard screening system. Stop relying on outdated methods, master the legal requirements and best practices necessary to protect your assets and confidently select the most qualified applicants.
What You’ll Learn:
Criteria Drafting & Strategy: Understanding the requirement to make your criteria a “living document,” ensure compliance with all Fair Housing and anti-discrimination statutes, and treat your written criteria as your non-negotiable “personal laws.”
The Application Process: Master the collection of essential data (SSN, DOB, etc.), the necessity of verifying a current state ID, and the strategic use of application questions to test honesty regarding prior evictions or bankruptcies.
Criminal Background Protocol: Differentiate between misdemeanor and felony offenses, and implement a HUD-compliant, case-by-case review methodology for criminal records, moving beyond illegal blanket denial policies.
Financial Verification & Tiers: Tools for setting tiered credit score requirements, ensuring accurate income verification for all types of applicants (including self-employed), and properly handling applications involving Housing Vouchers (Section 8).
Denial & Disclosure Compliance: Learn the strict legal requirements for issuing a written denial letter, the necessary procedure for providing the applicant a copy of their credit report, and the 60-day rule for subsequent denials.
Confidentiality in Denial: Master the protocol for handling group applications where one roommate is disqualified, legally denying the entire group without improperly disclosing confidential criminal history to the other applicants.
Reference Documentation: Establish a system for gathering and contacting two prior landlords and employment references to thoroughly assess a prospective tenant’s behavioral history.
Why Attend:
Mitigate Legal Risk: Instantly reduce your liability by ensuring your screening processes, application forms, and denial letters are fully compliant with current Fair Housing and HUD guidelines.
Maximize Investment Profit: Learn to effectively screen out “bad apples” who may cause property damage, require expensive evictions, or involve the police in undesirable ways, directly improving your cash flow.
Prevent Future Regulation: By operating your business ethically and lawfully using this material, you contribute to a positive industry image, helping to prevent future over legislation.
Establish Professional Authority: Gain the confidence to treat your screening criteria as your non-negotiable “personal laws,” ensuring consistent, fair, and defensible decisions for every single applicant.