STEP 1   Select a Package

Smart Housing is fast, easy, accurate and affordable tenant screening. Within minutes of ordering you will be able to verify your applicant's identity, criminal history (if any) and credit history before you sign a lease with them. Smart Housing is the fastest growing Tenant Screening company, providing high quality tenant credit reports, criminal history, and eviction information services. Confirm you are making the right rental decision with a tenant screening today.

All Criminal and Eviction Reports are Comprehensive Nationwide Reports, Offering a More Complete Check than a Standard Statewide Check

Screening reports require applicant approval before you receive the report, this allows us to avoid the lengthy enrollment and site inspection

Basic

Basic Background Check

$19.95

  • Instant Results
  • Certified Smart Score™
  • Credit Report
  • Credit Score
  • Nationwide Criminal Records
  • Office of Foreign Asset Control Search
  • Patriot Act Search
  • Bankruptcies
  • Foreclosures
  • Medical Collections
  • Known Aliases
  • Past Address
  • Public Records/Inquiries
  • Nationwide Eviction Report (Includes Judgements and Non-Judgements)
  • Employment Verification
  • Past Landlord Verification

Standard

Basic Plus Screening

$24.95

  • Instant Results
  • Certified Smart Score™
  • Credit Report
  • Credit Score
  • Nationwide Criminal Records
  • Office of Foreign Asset Control Search
  • Patriot Act Search
  • Bankruptcies
  • Foreclosures
  • Medical Collections
  • Known Aliases
  • Past Address
  • Public Records/Inquiries
  • Nationwide Eviction Report (Includes Judgements and Non-Judgements)
  • Employment Verification
  • Past Landlord Verification

Premium

Comprehensive Screening

$49.95

  • Instant Results
  • Certified Smart Score™
  • Credit Report
  • Credit Score
  • Nationwide Criminal Records
  • Office of Foreign Asset Control Search
  • Patriot Act Search
  • Bankruptcies
  • Foreclosures
  • Medical Collections
  • Known Aliases
  • Past Address
  • Public Records/Inquiries
  • Nationwide Eviction Report (Includes Judgements and Non-Judgements)
  • Employment Verification
  • Past Landlord Verification

SMART SCORE®

Smart Score® takes your Tenant Screening to the next level and provides more in-depth screening information.

Resident Scoring Model

Every Screening comes with a Smart Score®

Smart Score® Rating

Our Mathematical Algorithm takes into Account more than the Competition.

Rent Faster to Good Applicants

Smart Score® makes your life easier and protects your investments.

Compare Your Applicants Apples-to-Apples

Smart Score® take into account credit, criminal, debt-to-income, and eviction history and more to give a more comprehensive picture of your applicants to allow a proper comparison.

Fair Credit Reporting Act & Equal Housing Compliant

Smart Score® is a compliant way to determine which resident to select; the Smart Score® is Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and Equal Housing (HUD) compliant.



Tenant Screening

Smart Housing's Tenant Screening is a comprehensive solution used by both large landlords and independent landlords alike. Secure your investment with the most trusted and established Tenant Screening solution in the industry. Smart Housing sources data from the largest credit bureaus and the most trusted data sources for criminal, eviction, and other data.

If you are in need of Tenant Screening services, then look no further than Smart Housing. Our reports are fast, comprehensive, accurate and affordable. There is a reason thousands of landlords every month trust Smart Housing to help them screen their applicants.

What is involved in ordering Tenant Screening?

Our Screening Process is Instant and Easy, just follow these steps:

  • 1

    Select Tenant Screening Package

    Choose between our Customized Tenant Screening Packages to receive the specific information you need.

    Select Screening Package

  • 2

    Enter Applicant Information

    Tell us about your applicant so that we can get started searching their background

  • 3

    Pay For your Screening

    Purchase your screening

  • 4

    Verify your Identity

    To be compliant with the Fair Credit Reporting Act we have to know who we are sharing credit information with

  • 5

    Applicant Authorizes Tenant Screening

    In order for us to avoid the lengthy tenant screening setup process; we have the applicant authorize and pull their own background report and then have them authorize the sharing with you.

  • 6

    Review your Tenant Screening report

    As soon as your applicant authorizes your screening, your report will be delivered in minites and reviewable online.

Testimonials

Here is what other landlords are saying about Smart Housing's Tenant Screening:

Frequently Asked Questions

What questions have past landlords asked

How long does it take to receive my Tenant Screening?

This depends on how long it takes for your applicant to approve the Tenant Screening. If you had your applicant use the Smart Housing Online Application we collect the authorization as part of the process. If you order your screening we will send your applicant and email and/or test requesting them to approve the screening.

Why does my applicant have to provide their authorization?

The Fair Credit Report Act (FCRA) requires anyone requesting restricted data to be credentialed. This is a fancy way of saying we need to confirm that people requesting this data have a valid reason. Normally, landlords have to go through a lengthy enrollment and have a certified inspector visit their place of business which can take upwards of a week to setup. However, FCRA allows someone pull their own information and share it. Smart Housing's Tenant Screening has been built on this premise which is why we are required to have the applicant authorize the screening.

What is Smart Score®?

Smart Score® is a proprietary scoring model developed at Smart Housing that takes a comprehensive look at your resident using all the data from your screening report. This allows you to take a holistic look at their income, debt, credit information, criminal history, eviction history, etc. without violating any Equal housing rules.

What is the refund policy?

If your applicant doesn't authorize your screening request within 15 days we will refund your money and cancel your screening request.

If you are not fully satisfied with your screening report kindly let us know and if we can't resolve your concern (within the bounds what you ordered) we will refund your money.