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 This is a true story. Sam, a local landlord, requested a Credit Report on a prospective new tenant. The application appeared routine. The woman indicated that she had been arrested one time for a driving violation. The Credit Report was marginal. Sam did not obtain a Criminal Report.
Steve, a local landlord, requested a Credit Report and a National Criminal report on the same prospective tenant about an hour after Sam.
The Criminal Report indicated the woman was on "Active Probation" and had been arrested on the following charges over a period of just three years.
- Forging Bank Bills
- Grand Theft
- Forgery
- Petit Theft
- Contempt of Civil Court
- Uttering a Forged Instrument
- Grand Theft
- Resisting a Retail Merchant
- Uttering a Forged Instrument
- Petit Theft, Forgery
- Resisting an Officer
- Trespass
- Domestic Battery
- Criminal Mischief
We called Sam to let him know what had been discovered. He insisted that we tell everyone what a fool he had been (his words). He insisted that we use his name. Well, we will only use his first name.
Sam said he knows better than to take any applicant at their word but to verify everything. He said this is an import warning to all landlords.
Trust but verify!
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