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 . . .
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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| DUE DILIGENCE: A TENANT - TO BE OR NOT TO BE |
DATE: JULY 2007
