“If your prospective tenants don’t ‘check out’ for any reason”
I’m not being confrontational here but this is another area where a landlord can get in trouble
CA law says that a landlord is supposed to rent to the first qualified tenant who applies – rejecting a tenant because they don’t ‘check out’ could put the landlord on shaky ground if the rejected applicant decides to push the issue – the rejected applicant might even claim discrimination if they are just looking for a lawsuit (not that we live in a litigious society or anything!)
to protect yourself from this you need to have a written list of what constitutes a qualified tenant – I never provided this list to an applicant but I had it available if the issue ever came up
another way to protect yourself is to NEVER tell an applicant that they are the first person to apply
