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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) just issued a major update on criminal-record screening and rolled back several prior guidance documents. This article explains what’s changed, what HUD expects from owners and operators of HUD-assisted housing, and what actions developers, owners, and management agents should take right away. For additional details, refer to HUD’s Screening Criminal Responsibilities Letter. Overview HUD has rescinded three major guidance documents governing the use of criminal records in housing decisions: Notice PIH 2015-19, Guidance for Public Housing Agencies and Owners of Federally Assisted Housing on Excluding the Use of Arrest... Read more
Finding reliable tenants is the key to successful property management. But how can you be confident that tenants will pay their rent on time and will not do damage to...
Do you have to be lucky to find a great tenant? Not if you take a proactive approach to tenant selection by defining your requirements. Signing a great tenant...
Verified renters—who have undergone formal identity, credit, and income verification—deliver substantial financial and operational benefits for landlords and...
Many in multifamily believe basic screening is enough—but that’s a myth. Verification goes beyond checking boxes and protects properties from costly fraud and...
Fraud is no longer hiding in the shadows. It’s being taught and sold in plain sight — sometimes with hashtags and tutorial videos. Across the multifamily housing industry, operators are seeing the effects firsthand: Fake documents are slipping through and unqualified tenants are being approved, resulting in rising eviction rates. On TikTok, an unexpected market has emerged where users trade tips and tools for falsifying income, employment and identity to gain access to rental housing. This trend is not limited to individual bad actors offering a forged pay stub here and there. It’s an entire “fraud kit,” complete with templated documents, spoofed phone numbers and instructions... Read more
A rising tide of state-level action is reshaping the environment for so-called junk fees imposed by apartment landlords, marking a pronounced shift in how these...
If you’ve been in multifamily for a while (like we have), you already know that leasing apartments in 2025 looks nothing like it did a few years ago. Renters are...
Say hello to the new wave of renters. The youngest renter generation — Gen Z — is growing up. Members of this generation, born between 1997 and 2012, are leaving the...
Deciding between a long-term and short-term lease agreement is one of the most important choices a landlord can make. Each option comes with its own benefits,...
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