Developing Screening Criteria

Developing appropriate screening criteria is critical for all rental housing providers.

A rental housing provider who establishes appropriate screening criteria should find, more often than not, that they end up with tenants who pay rent on time and who adhere to house rules and policies.

Consistent application of lawful screening criteria, including renting to the first applicant who qualifies, will also help protect against claims of discrimination.

This webinar will discuss the categories of information that should and should not be considered as part of the tenant screening process, and the types of policies rental housing providers should have in place to deal with common issues in the screening process, including:

Setting an appropriate income standard
Considerations for credit requirements
Evaluating rental history
Avoiding criteria that violate fair housing laws

Presenters:

Puneet Singh, Managing Partner at PKS Law Group. Puneet Singh is a Managing Partner at PKS Law Group. Ms. Singh received her Juris Doctorate from the University of San Francisco School of Law and was admitted to the State and Federal Bars in 2001. For fifteen years she served as a Managing Partner of the Northern California offices of a statewide real estate law firm with over 200 employees. Her experience includes counseling the largest property management firms in the nation as well as smaller portfolio owners on their real estate needs. Ms. Singh has extensive knowledge in fair housing, post foreclosure evictions, property management, and unlawful detainer law and litigation.

Whitney Prout, CAA Policy & Compliance Counsel.

Whitney Prout is Policy and Compliance Counsel for CAA. Prior to joining CAA Whitney was a practicing attorney in Sacramento, where she represented rental housing owners and management companies throughout California in litigation and compliance matters.

Qualifies for 1 Unit CCRM Continuing Education Credit

$49 CAA Member/ $89 Non-Member.

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