Tenant Screening

Tenant screening is the formal process of evaluating an applicant before approving them as a resident. In mobile home parks, screening typically includes a credit check, criminal background check, eviction history search, residential history verification, income verification, and reference calls to prior landlords. The right screening criteria balance two risks: under-screening produces collection losses and difficult evictions; over-screening produces fair-housing complaints and unnecessary denials. The standard MHP screening package costs the operator twenty to forty dollars per applicant and is typically passed through as an application fee.