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How Tenant Screening Works

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Written by Crystal Abing

RentRedi's standard tenant screening is tenant-paid at $39.99 through TransUnion. If you've enabled income and asset verification screenings, it will be tenant-paid at $49.99.

TransUnion Screening Reports

Every standard tenant screening includes:

  • Full Credit Report – Powered by TransUnion's ResidentScore®, which predicts rental eviction risk more effectively than traditional credit scores to help you make informed leasing decisions.

  • Full Eviction Report – Searches one of the largest FCRA-compliant eviction databases, with more than 27 million records across all 50 states and Washington, D.C.

  • Full Criminal Report – Includes over 370 million records from state and national criminal databases.

Income & Asset Verification

When enabled, applicants also complete Plaid-certified income and asset verification, which includes:

  • Overview

  • Income Summary

  • Total Earnings by Month

  • Income Sources Overview

  • Asset Summary

  • Account Overview

Auto-tenant screening requests will be sent with the application request. Additionally, you can manually request the tenant screening after you have reviewed the application.

Note: Each applicant must submit their own application using a separate RentRedi account. This ensures you'll receive the required information and tenant screening results for every individual who will be listed on the lease.


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