Establishing Fair Screening Criteria
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Under Washington law, before obtaining any information about a prospective tenant, you must give them your screening criteria notice. It must indicate what information you will access, what criteria may result in denial, and other specific details about any consumer report you may use. Writing this notice in a way that effectively screens out high-risk tenants while following all fair housing laws and rental regulations is becoming more difficult every year. Attorney Chris Benis will review the laws and best practices for writing criteria based on key terms of your rental agreement, income, rental history, financial history, criminal and civil court records, and other important factors. Both effective and cautionary examples will be shared.
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