California Background Check and CA Tenant Screening Services

We Thoroughly Uncover the Track Record of Any California Resident or USA-based Individual with Nationwide Reporting

Our proprietary Private Eye Reports reveal a complete and detailed address history, court records from all 50 states that include criminal history, arrests, and incarcerations, judgments, evictions, bankruptcy filings, California tax liens, IRS liens, and much more.  Additionally, custom skip tracing services are available to locate any subject anywhere in the USA upon request.

Landlords who are screening tenants with a California Background Check may also obtain Credit Reports with FICO Score

In addition to our consumer credit reports, which include full credit history with credit scoring for landlords, we also provide a comprehensive online background check which covers an extensive amount of history on each subject provided and this includes a FREE Background Check on the spouse or partner.

TENANT SCREENING BACKGROUND CHECK is a premium provider of extensive California background check reporting for California housing and property specialists such as Landlords, Realtors and Property Managers.  Our reports greatly assist landlords with their tenant verification and tenant screening processes which are conducted online. California tenant credit report, California eviction record search and California criminal record checks are a necessary part of determining if your prospective tenant has a good rental history and will be a rent worthy tenant for you in the state of California.

Before anyone uses our services to conduct a California background search and or tenant screening to help prevent landlord fraud, it is a very good idea to first determine exactly what criteria and standards that you would like your prospective tenant to meet. Determine first what you would consider as a good rental history in the state of California and what qualifications you would like your prospective tenant to meet.  With this approach, you will not be discriminating against any applicants.

Pre Employment Background Check California and Employee Background Check California are frequent search inquiries that we receive.   This data only includes our California Background Check and does not include a credit report.

California Landlords, Realtors and Property Managers have access to our services that include our rental application which you will want to have every one of your rental applicants complete in the California tenant verification and tenant screening process. along with obtaining a tenant credit report with a FICO score, Nationwide judgments and eviction record search and Nationwide, as well as a California criminal record check on each prospective tenant that has passed your initial review.  California background check clearance should certainly not be limited to in-state records only.  Our reporting covers ever court in the United States.

Bankruptcy Filings

Subjects who have either previously filed bankruptcy, or those who are currently still in bankruptcy proceedings, will be revealed in each online background check report.  Even if your subject has filed for bankruptcy outside of the state of California, these nationwide records include the name(s) of the debtors, the chapter of bankruptcy filing (typically chapter 7 or 13), date, court location, case number, and status of the bankruptcy as to whether it has been discharged or dismissed.  Landlords who are conducting a tenant background check can be confident that they have extremely current data that may reveal that there may be a bankruptcy stay in effect.  For example, bankruptcy filings are updated within less than 24 hours in our system.

TENANT SCREENING BACKGROUND CHECK recommends that all landlords perform their own due diligence above and beyond whatever Private Eye Reports that you obtain while conducting your California tenant verification and California tenant screening.  It is always a good idea to contact both current & previous landlords to inquire about your applicant’s past rental history.  For example, ask if they were they compliant with all rules and regulations of the lease agreement?  Was there a noise problem?  Did they pay rent on time? You should also verify their current employment (if they have a job) to inquire if they have a stable employment situation and establish just how long they have been stably employed.  It can’t hurt to request a bank statement to determine if a paycheck is deposited into a bank account. This shows responsibility and is more in keeping with a responsible Individual who pays bills, loans and rent.  You are looking for reliable tenants that are financially responsible.

Conducting a very thorough California Background check or tenant screening will certainly minimize the risk of renting to tenants that are undesirable or have an unsavory past with criminal history. Good tenants should be surrounded by other good tenants in a safe community that affords a positive lifestyle.  Both Landlords and Tenants have a mutual responsibility to each other to operate with integrity.  Working with individuals who are tenants in the landlord business is much more satisfying and rewarding for both parties involved.  The relationship between a landlord and tenant should be a healthy one so that both can enjoy the benefits. In many cases, this is not the situation. To help make this vital relationship easier, it is a good idea for both tenant and landlords to know their rights and responsibilities.

it is our number one goal to provide landlords with a superior California tenant verification and tenant screening service that will prevent criminal fraud and accepting tenants who are a high risk. TENANT SCREENING BACKGROUND CHECK goes to great lengths to provide you with an efficient and effectual tenant screening service that will compliment your rental business enterprise.

Tenant Check Consumer Credit Report with FICO Score

A consumer credit report or tenant credit report is a valuable fraud prevention tool that should be used as included in the California tenant screening process when performing a renter check.  The California tenant credit report is obtained from Experian Credit Bureau which is a nationwide agency that provides consumer credit data.   California background check laws and the FCRA requires a signed permission by the rental applicant to obtain a credit report.  Here is a link to a California Background Check Release Form

The California tenant credit report is an effective renter check tool that can aid you to identify your prospective tenant by verifying their name and date of birth.  The California tenant credit report also validates the Social Security Number which can also help to identify your prospective tenant.  In most instances, the California tenant credit report will listing current and previous addresses and it will also tell you if the prospective tenant has any bankruptcies, liens, collections or civil judgments.  A credit score or FICO score is also provided by Experian Credit Bureau on the tenant credit report.  This is a risk assessment based on the credit history found in the tenant credit report.  A needed score for the residential rental industry is 600 or higher.  This is indicative of a prospective tenant with a good credit history.  Scores that fall below 600 usually indicate that there is a risk associated with this prospective tenant such as a late payment history or payment problems.

TENANT SCREENING BACKGROUND CHECK recommends that you obtain a tenant credit report on any prospective tenant that may be signing the lease or rental agreement.  The California tenant credit report can save you time and money and will aid to determine credit worthiness.

National Criminal Records, Arrest and Incarceration Search  Free Background Check California

TENANT SCREENING BACKGROUND CHECK will provide a full and comprehensive national criminal records report on your prospective tenants.

The criminal report is an important tool to use as part of the landlord rental check.  The national criminal data report is provided through our proprietary data systems that query all court records on a nationwide basis.  The national criminal report searches criminal conviction, sexual offender registry and Department of Correction’s records from across the United States and provides information on any found matches to your prospective tenant.  This information includes the date of the offense, where the offense took place, offense description, identifying information and sentencing.

When you are screening a candidate for a criminal background check, we highly recommend that you ask your rental applicant to FULLY complete and sign a rental application that will disclose to you all criminal history.  The Criminal records that we can instantly provide are available electronically and they are available for all federal courts as well as all U.S. states and counties.  The national criminal report should not be viewed as an extremely vital part of our landlord rental check process to help you with minimizing risk and preventing you from having undesirable tenants.

Sex Offender Search

A nationwide sex offender registry search is part of the national criminal record report provided by TENANT SCREENING BACKGROUND CHECK.  The search covers all 48 states and Washington, D.C.  This is a valuable included in the renter check.  When a match is found, details provided include offense date, offense description, case reference codes and photos.   This search of the nationwide sex offender registry is included at no extra charge as included in the renter check.

Court Money Judgments and Eviction Search

A Nationwide judgment and eviction search from TENANT SCREENING BACKGROUND CHECK is sourced from one of the largest eviction databases in the U.S. This specific national search is an extremely important part of the renter background check tool when screening your prospective tenant for red flags that may signal that your applicant is a high risk.  An eviction search is a required tool as the tenant credit report does not supply information regarding evictions.  Also, there are times, when the credit reporting agencies fail to include judgments in the reports as they should.   An eviction report displays money judgments (if this was part of the eviction) as well as the names of the debtor(s) and creditor, court location, date, and case number.

Note: In the event that there is a name match but the address does not match what is on the rental application, TENANT SCREENING BACKGROUND CHECK can obtain previous address(es) for the prospective tenant that may assist in determining whether he/she has lived there, or not. If the prospective tenant however does not meet your criteria for credit worthiness based on the tenant credit report, then this may be a moot point and not necessary. You can compare the address that appears on the eviction search to the addresses on the address verification to help determine if it is your prospective tenant.

Renter Applicant Previous Address Verification

An applicant/address verification verifies any names and alias, current and previous addresses, Social Security Number (SSN) and date of birth for your prospective tenant.  This information is provided as part of the tenant credit report when doing a landlord rental check.

The applicant/address verification can also be helpful when trying to locate a previous tenant that has left you with unpaid rent or damaged property.  When utilized for this reason, this search can be ordered on its own (not part of the tenant credit report) and does not require written authorization.

OFAC Search

An OFAC search comes automatically as part of the background check report when conducing a landlord rental verification.  The OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control) of the United States Treasury department administers as well as enforces economic and trade sanctions which are predicated on foreign policy of the USA and national security goals which are set upon targeting foreign governments, terrorists, and international narcotics traffickers, those who are involved in activities that are related to the expansion mass destruction weapons. Part of its own enforcement efforts, the OFAC prints a memorandum of those individuals and associations which are owned or controlled by these targeted countries. It also provides lists of individuals that include terrorists and drug dealers which are designated under programs that are not specific to countries. These persons or entities are known as “Specially Designated Nationals” or “SDNs.”  Their assets are forbidden property and citizens of the USA are prohibited from dealing with them.

We provide our extensive California Background Checks in all California counties as follows:

Go here for a list of cities in California that we provide our online background check reporting and tenant screening services.