How to Screen a Potential Landlord

In this webinar, participants will learn screening techniques and best practices to implement to gauge a potential landlord’s legitimacy.

Landlords use screening tools such as background checks and credit reports to assist them in finding the right tenant for their property. So why shouldn’t an applicant also use tools to screen a potential landlord for credibility and reliability?

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Learn more about legal requirements and find answers to commonly asked questions about partnering with refugee resettlement agencies to provide housing to newcomers.

Landlord and Property Manager Recruitment Toolkit

This checklist from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) assists with the recruitment of landlords and property managers, and helps with outreach efforts and ways you can promote needs for housing partnerships.

The Importance of Engaging and Building Partnerships with Landlords & Property Managers | June 30, 2022

With soaring rental prices and a lack of affordable housing in the U.S., successful partnerships with landlords and property managers are paramount in housing newcomers and refugees. This webinar provides resettlement practitioners with information on how to engage and build these crucial partnerships.

Building a Good Tenant Relationship

Having an excellent landlord-tenant relationship helps the renter, and benefits the landlord and property manager as well. Maintaining a good relationship with a tenant means fewer vacancies and less frequent turnover. In these resources, Zillow provides landlords and property managers with what their responsibilities are and how they can build rapport with a tenant.
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