| Criminal Background Check The benefits of | | | | landowner, the financial records of a perspective |
| conducting checks into the background of | | | | tenant can tell quite a bit. If they have |
| potential employees, tenants, or any number of | | | | exceptionally good credit history, or exceptionally |
| other personal associates are innumerable, and | | | | bad, the landlord can gauge how much he trusts |
| immense, especially when compared with the | | | | this persons ability to pay. An accountant who has |
| cost. Financially, this can save thousands in stolen | | | | a history of passing bad checks, or a financial |
| goods, or damaged property, but it can also | | | | advisor with a history of bankruptcy are also |
| prevent a company losing face due to a single | | | | things that could be considered important |
| problem employee, or keep the property value | | | | information. This information is easily accessed per |
| high by not renting to drug dealers. It is safe to | | | | the Freedom of Information Act. All federal |
| say that misinformation is easy enough to | | | | agencies are subject to disclose records in writing. |
| distribute when applying for a job, or renting | | | | Finding this information on your own can be time |
| office space. Truth is one thing that an employer | | | | consuming, but there are companies who make |
| can never get enough of when it comes to hiring | | | | everything easier. With access to huge federal |
| people, and one thing a Landlord can never get | | | | databases in seconds, at the touch of a button, |
| enough of when it comes to potential tenants. | | | | accurate, useful information is easily found and |
| The danger isn't only criminal, though. For a | | | | acquired. |