Sex Offender Checks are Key to Tenant Screening

A critical component to any tenant screening process should be a 50-state national sex offender registry check. Although twenty-two US States currently have some form of residency law that restricts where sex offenders can live many States and cities do not. Many States do not allow sex offenders to live anywhere near children including schools, bus stops and daycare centers. Although sex offenders need someplace to live it is imperative that any landlord or property manager include a national sex offender search in their applicant screening process. A registered sex offender living in a vulnerable environment can lead to unnecessary injury to children. Rental properties are where most sex offenders end up living because of affordability and State law. Some sex offenders use their relative’s information instead of their own in the hopes of avoiding being recognized. This is another reason why it is so important for landlords to include a national sex offender search in their tenant screening process as it will weed out and expose these sex offenders and enable their rental dwellings to be family friendly and safe for children. To learn more about the use of sex offender records in the applicant screening process read recent TenantScreeningUSA.com press release: http://tenantscreeningusa.com/tenant-screening-news/sex-offender-registry-checks-key-component-of-tenant-screening-in-a-changing-suburban-landscape/