 employment verification (by AC Z [NJ]) May 18, 2012 4:36 AM
 employment verification (by V [OH]) May 18, 2012 5:38 AM
employment verification (by S i d [MO]) May 18, 2012 6:15 AM
employment verification (by Mike45 [NV]) May 18, 2012 10:11 AM
employment verification (by Doug [NJ]) May 18, 2012 10:19 AM
employment verification (by nom [ND]) May 18, 2012 11:46 AM
employment verification (by Nancy [IN]) May 18, 2012 12:08 PM
employment verification (by Reid [KS]) May 18, 2012 4:00 PM
employment verification (by Mike45 [NV]) May 18, 2012 4:23 PM
employment verification (by Nancy [IN]) May 20, 2012 1:32 PM
employment verification (by AC Z [NJ]) Posted on: May 18, 2012 4:36 AM
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State Specific Question About: NEW JERSEY (NJ)
I'm learning my lessons the HARD way -
If I've already rented the property out, am I entitled to collect and/or verify personal information about my now-tenants? If so, what information? Which statute is it?
--68.44.xxx.xxx |
employment verification (by V [OH]) Posted on: May 18, 2012 5:38 AM
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Ask them to fill out an application you have after filtering it with a local landlord group, if the decline you answered your own question - the hard way. --68.76.xxx.xxx |
employment verification (by S i d [MO]) Posted on: May 18, 2012 6:15 AM
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Bribe them for it.
Hello Mr. Tenant! I'm conducting a survey to ensure I have a good way to contact you in the event of an emergency. Could you please fill out this form with your home, cell, and work number and address, and also an emergency contact name and phone number? If you can get this back to me in the next 24 hours, I've got a $25 gift card to the local gas station/convenience store right down the street from you.
If they don't fill it out, it's their choice. You can't evict them for that. You are only entitled to verify information they are willing to give you. As you noticed, you surrendered most of your trump cards by letting them in without this info. I know you'll never do it again. --208.70.xxx.x |
employment verification (by Mike45 [NV]) Posted on: May 18, 2012 10:11 AM
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I know many people on this Forum disagree with this (it might vary from state to state), but I was always taught that even if you have an application from a prospective tenant, and the application gives you permission to run a credit check, you can only run the credit check BEFORE the lease is signed. That is because (at least, this is what I was taught) the permission to run credit is only valid to assist you in making the decision of whether to extend credit. Once that decision has been made (i.e., you have already rented the property to them or you have rejected them), you no longer have a legitimate interest in running their credit.
That is with their permission. Without their permission, you are limited to public records searches -- which can still be useful!
--71.49.xxx.xxx |
employment verification (by Doug [NJ]) Posted on: May 18, 2012 10:19 AM
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I agree with Mike - I don't think you can demand an application be filled out after you've already signed a lease agreement with them. Sounds like you're stuck with them now. Since this doesn't fall under any of the anti-eviction clauses of NJ, I don't know that there is really any caselaw on it either... --216.139.xxx.xxx |
employment verification (by nom [ND]) Posted on: May 18, 2012 11:46 AM
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You can always ask, but you can't require. Find a way to work it in. Offer a rent rebate to get your records up to date. Present it as a bi-annual request for all tenants --131.107.x.xx |
employment verification (by Nancy [IN]) Posted on: May 18, 2012 12:08 PM
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I disagree with Mike45 (a rare event). I believe that once given permission, you can run the credit for any legitimate business reason, though I certainly would not abuse this privilege. Do you have a signed Lease with them (this is in my Lease as well)?
I've never done it. Why don't you have this information? Did you inherit a tenant with a new purchase? Go to the Seller.
I'd send them a form first, stating that records must be updated for current and new tenants and must be provided by X date. --69.136.xxx.xxx |
employment verification (by Reid [KS]) Posted on: May 18, 2012 4:00 PM
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you are about a day late and a dollar short. You really need to check out information provided on the rental application Before money changes hands. Once you get a dud it's a little late to be checking them out . (LOL) --108.236.xx.xxx |
employment verification (by Mike45 [NV]) Posted on: May 18, 2012 4:23 PM
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@Nancy: Once the pplication has been accepted, what is your "legitimate business reason" for running a credit check?
Maybe if they are late on their rent and you need to decide if you want to serve a __ Day Notice To Pay Rent Or Quit immediately or give the tenants more time, you can argue that that is a legitimate business reason. But the OP did not posit that situation. If the Ts are paying timely, I don't think you can do it.
--71.49.xxx.xxx |
employment verification (by Nancy [IN]) Posted on: May 20, 2012 1:32 PM
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To verify identity? To verify employment or address or any number of factors. I think that is fair, though backwards.
Agreed, it should be done in advance. I was wondering if this were an inherited tenant.
It's part of all my leases anyway. --69.136.xxx.xxx |
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