COMMERCIAL INVESTIGATIONS LLC
| MR. DUE DILIGENCE |
This month we meet up with Due as he submits an application to lease an
apartment in the Now U R Home complex which is managed by Rent
Punctual Property Corporation, a client of Commercial Investigations LLC
(CI).
Rent Punctual Property Corporation utilizes CI for its Tenant Background
Investigations. It starts each background investigation with CI’s suggested
Landlord Package 2. This package includes a Tenant Credit Report
inquiry complete with credit score, a Multistate Criminal Record inquiry of
more than 260 million criminal records including all 50 states plus the
District of Columbia’s high level sex offender registry data, and a SSN and
Address Information inquiry which verifies the subject’s SSN and contains
a list of addresses and approximate timeframes the subject lived at those
addresses.
Rent Punctual further enhances its Tenant Background Investigations by
including two Landlord inquiries, a Motor Vehicle inquiry and Civil Court
inquiries. Due’s two Landlord inquiries encompass his current landlord,
Rotten Leaseman and his most recent previous landlord, Cleaningup
Theneighborhood. CI’s Landlord inquiry includes an interview with the
landlord or property management company. (See CI’s Landlord Inquiry
Spotlight for more details.)
A Motor Vehicle inquiry may show a prospective landlord whether the
subject has an alcohol or controlled substance problem, how much of a
risk taker the subject may be, and how responsible the subject may have
been in regard to maintaining proper registration and insurance along with
paying for any traffic tickets in a timely manner.
A Civil Court inquiry in those counties that the subject has resided in over
the past seven years may show eviction records and other court cases
indicating a litigious individual who may pose a greater risk to a landlord
than an individual with no such record.
You can view Due Diligence’s Tenant Background Investigation report that
CI prepared for Rent Punctual at www.commercialinvestigationsllc.
com/DueDiligenceReport0707.pdf.
Upon viewing his report, you will notice that Cleaningup Theneighborhood
evicted Due a few years ago because Dues friend Crystal Glass had been
making Meth in Due’s apartment. You will also see the note of the eviction
in the Crawford County Indiana civil court inquiry results. You will notice
that Due’s current landlord, Rotten Leaseman, gave Due glowing remarks
– too glowing actually. Landlords need to be cautious of a current
landlord who may be eager to get rid of a tenant and thus may give
misleading information with the hopes of being rid of the problem tenant.
This is one reason why CI recommends that prospective landlords do at
least two Landlord inquiries.
There are a number of red flags on Due’s Tenant Background
Investigation report. CI’s Decision Table, preset with Rent Punctual’s
customized attributes and parameters for those attributes, reveals that
Due is not an acceptable tenant. The use of CI’s unique Decision Table
technology minimizes Rent Punctual’s subjective decision making and
potential for discrimination litigation.
CI’s software provides landlords with the option to complete rental
applications, order background investigations, utilize the decision table for
making rental decisions, and generate leases specific to a particular
property and applicant.
Looks like Due will need to move on. But where to . . .
To Be Continued . . .
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apartment in the Now U R Home complex which is managed by Rent
Punctual Property Corporation, a client of Commercial Investigations LLC
(CI).
Rent Punctual Property Corporation utilizes CI for its Tenant Background
Investigations. It starts each background investigation with CI’s suggested
Landlord Package 2. This package includes a Tenant Credit Report
inquiry complete with credit score, a Multistate Criminal Record inquiry of
more than 260 million criminal records including all 50 states plus the
District of Columbia’s high level sex offender registry data, and a SSN and
Address Information inquiry which verifies the subject’s SSN and contains
a list of addresses and approximate timeframes the subject lived at those
addresses.
Rent Punctual further enhances its Tenant Background Investigations by
including two Landlord inquiries, a Motor Vehicle inquiry and Civil Court
inquiries. Due’s two Landlord inquiries encompass his current landlord,
Rotten Leaseman and his most recent previous landlord, Cleaningup
Theneighborhood. CI’s Landlord inquiry includes an interview with the
landlord or property management company. (See CI’s Landlord Inquiry
Spotlight for more details.)
A Motor Vehicle inquiry may show a prospective landlord whether the
subject has an alcohol or controlled substance problem, how much of a
risk taker the subject may be, and how responsible the subject may have
been in regard to maintaining proper registration and insurance along with
paying for any traffic tickets in a timely manner.
A Civil Court inquiry in those counties that the subject has resided in over
the past seven years may show eviction records and other court cases
indicating a litigious individual who may pose a greater risk to a landlord
than an individual with no such record.
You can view Due Diligence’s Tenant Background Investigation report that
CI prepared for Rent Punctual at www.commercialinvestigationsllc.
com/DueDiligenceReport0707.pdf.
Upon viewing his report, you will notice that Cleaningup Theneighborhood
evicted Due a few years ago because Dues friend Crystal Glass had been
making Meth in Due’s apartment. You will also see the note of the eviction
in the Crawford County Indiana civil court inquiry results. You will notice
that Due’s current landlord, Rotten Leaseman, gave Due glowing remarks
– too glowing actually. Landlords need to be cautious of a current
landlord who may be eager to get rid of a tenant and thus may give
misleading information with the hopes of being rid of the problem tenant.
This is one reason why CI recommends that prospective landlords do at
least two Landlord inquiries.
There are a number of red flags on Due’s Tenant Background
Investigation report. CI’s Decision Table, preset with Rent Punctual’s
customized attributes and parameters for those attributes, reveals that
Due is not an acceptable tenant. The use of CI’s unique Decision Table
technology minimizes Rent Punctual’s subjective decision making and
potential for discrimination litigation.
CI’s software provides landlords with the option to complete rental
applications, order background investigations, utilize the decision table for
making rental decisions, and generate leases specific to a particular
property and applicant.
Looks like Due will need to move on. But where to . . .
To Be Continued . . .
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| DUE DILIGENCE: A TENANT - TO BE OR NOT TO BE |
DATE: JULY 2007
