Tenant Screening Criteria Decision Tree
Set consistent, lawful screening rules.
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Help me build written tenant screening criteria and a decision process I can apply consistently to every applicant. Location: [CITY_AND_COUNTRY_OR_STATE]. Property: [PROPERTY_DETAILS]. Rent: [RENT_AMOUNT]. Screening tools available: [TOOLS]. Output a decision tree in text form. For each step use IF / THEN / ELSE: 1. Application completeness: IF incomplete THEN request items within [NUMBER_OF_DAYS] days. 2. Income test: define a rent-to-income ratio rule and how to treat alternative income. 3. Rental history: verify with previous landlords using a standard question list. 4. Credit and background: define which findings lead to a conditional approval (for example a deposit adjustment or co-signer), and which are disqualifying, in objective terms. 5. Documentation: how to give written reasons if I decline. Rules: criteria must be objective, written, and applied to everyone in the same order; never use protected characteristics; check local rules on source of income, fees, and adverse action notices [VERIFY with a local housing authority or attorney]. Finish with an applicant communication template for approval, conditional approval, and decline, and a record-keeping checklist. General information to structure your work follows; it is not legal, tax, mortgage or investment advice. Run the output past a licensed real estate professional or lawyer who works in [JURISDICTION] first. Screening, fee and adverse-action rules are local, so have a landlord-tenant lawyer review the final criteria and notices.
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