[WSBARP] Background Check on Prospective Tenants

Tue Oct 4 12:34:53 PDT 2022

I had the same thoughts as Kary and Chris.

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On Tue, Oct 4, 2022 at 12:32 PM Chris B <chrisb at firstavenuelaw.com> wrote:

> I am the counsel for the Rental Housing Association of Washington
> (RHAWA.org), which operates a screening service for its members.
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> I am also counsel for a number of independent screening companies, if
> anyone wants to contact me directly, I’d be happy to make recommendations.
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> FYI, I agree that out of state service may easily run afoul of Washington
> and city specific regulations.
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> *From:* wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com <
> wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> *On Behalf Of *Kary Krismer
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 4, 2022 12:20 PM
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> *Subject:* Re: [WSBARP] Background Check on Prospective Tenants
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> I don't have current experience with those services, but out of state
> services may not be familiar with our restrictions on screening for
> criminal convictions.  If not the owner of the property, but rather a
> manager doing the screening, probably better that they don't have access to
> conviction information, IMHO.
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> Kary L. Krismer
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> On 10/4/2022 9:37 AM, Jeff at bellanddavispllc.com wrote:
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> Listmates:
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> Landlords want to do background checks on any prospective tenants.  One
> client uses turbotenant and seems to like it.  It requires the tenant to go
> online and fill out the form and provide the report.  However, have any of
> your clients found other useful services?
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