If you're a landlord who doesn't have a written tenant selection plan or if you have one but you and your staff treat it as an internal document, you may be unwittingly increasing your risk of fair housing accusations.
Creating a written tenant selection plan that you share with applicants is a smart idea. Applicants who first learn about your screening criteria from a rejection letter are more likely to question whether discrimination was behind your decision.
Learn more about this by checking out my recent article for Nolo.com, entitled "Avoid Fair Housing Trouble with a Tenant Selection Plan."
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