What does the law require on Tenant Selection Criteria?
By Tracy Lee Parker, Buy*Sell*Rent
(RE/MAX DFW Associates)
What does the law require on Tenant Selection Criteria? This question has came up in our property management office meeting today and I can only answer for the law in Texas as this is where I have my real estate brokers license. According to the Texas Property Code 92.3515 , a landlord must "make available" to the applicant a printed notice of the landlord's tenant selection criteria and the grounds for which the rental application may be denied at the time the applicant is provided with a rental application. The tenant selection criteria may include the applicant's : Criminal history Previous rental history Current Income Credit History A landlord may have other criteria included. Additionally, the Texas Property Code states that failure to provide accurate or complete informat...
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