Posts Tagged ‘Discrimination’

Screening Tenants Similarly

Monday, May 12th, 2008

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Screening your prospective tenants needs to be taken seriously and treated like a job. You need to follow the same screening procedure for each applicant and document your work. These steps are not only important for you to make sure you’re getting the right sort of tenant but they’re important protection against discrimination suits. (more…)

Get it Right, But Don’t Discriminate

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008


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Getting the right tenants is the most important thing a landlord can do but this doesn’t mean you can discriminate against a group because you personally feel they wouldn’t be the best renters. In fact, there are a whole slew of federal and state laws that protect people from discrimination when it comes to housing and it would be very useful for you to peruse these laws routinely and follow the tips below. (more…)