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Uncategorized • April 30, 2012

DID YOU KNOW?

by Michael Waggoner

That the Fair Tenant Screening Act goes into effect on June 7, 2012? One of the new requirements is that landlords may not charge an applicant for screening unless they first post or notify the applicant in writing of the criteria that will be used to screen applicants.

Landlords must get a signature from the applicant showing that they have seen the criteria that will be used to determine the outcome of the application.

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