TENANT SCREENING
RHAGP Member Sign On for NTN Online Screening
The RHAGP offers Members 24 / 7 online screening thru National Tenant Network (NTN).
National Tenant Network (NTN Website)
Visit National Tenant Network (NTN web site for details of screening products offered).
DATE |
FILE NAME |
SCREENING FORMS FOR RHAGP MEMBERS ONLY |
|---|---|---|
05/02/2010 |
service-agreement-201000502.pdf |
Required for NTN screening service. Fill this out first & return to RHAGP office for approval. |
02/2009 |
Applicant Screening Authorization Formrev0711.pdf |
To be filled out by your prospective tenant in addition to the application to rent and returned to RHAGP office. |
05/04/2008 |
authorization_inst_100408.pdf |
How to fill out applicant authorization form. |
To use either the online or in office screening service through RHAGP, you must be a member of RHAGP and have a completed service agreement (printable PDF above). If you are a member using our in office screening service, a completed application screening authorization form is required (printable PDF above). If you want to use the online screening service you must take a free 1 hour training class held at the RHAGP office. Contact the RHAGP office staff at:
The Rental Housing Association of Greater Portland
10520 NE Weidler
Portland, Oregon 97220
503-254-4723 Fax: 503-254-4821
EMAIL: info@rhagp.org
NAME |
COST |
SCREENING SERVICES FOR RHAGP MEMBERS |
|---|---|---|
DECISION POINT |
$20.00 |
Decision Point provides a sound bases for the acceptance or rejection rental decision for the landlord or property manager. The score is based not only on a full credit analysis, but also the tenant performance factors of eviction and lease violation history. In addition, to determine the applicant's stability, longevity of employment and residence are evaluated leading to a higher probability of overall resident retention. Includes Tenant performance/eviction history, Public records search and Credit Score |
DECISION POINT CRIMINAL COMBO |
$31.00 |
Includes the Decison Point report with tenant performance/eviction history, public records and an applicant score along with an Oregon/Washington Statewide Criminal. |
CREDIT REPORT (Must Qualify) |
$10.00 |
The credit report is a national consumer credit report through TransUnion, Experian or Equifax. The credit report can give a picture of the applicant's recent credit history and financial situation. |
New DECISION POINT PLUS |
$20.00 |
Tenant Performance and credit score when ordered with CREDIT REPORT. |
EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION |
$10.00 each |
Application to rent required. |
LANDLORD VERIFICATION |
$10.00 each |
Application to rent required. |
CRIMINAL HISTORY (Oregon/Washington) |
$12.50 |
Includes violations through Federal offenses such as sex offender records. |
NATION WIDE CRIMINAL REPORT |
$20.00 each |
Includes information from 42 States! |
COUNTY CRIMINAL SEARCH |
$11.50 each |
Any single county criminal search in a county anywhere in the US. For those states not included in nation wide criminal report (Surcharges could apply, standard processing time is 1-2 weeks). |
TENANT PERFORMANCE |
$9.00 |
Tenant performance and eviction history. |
SOCIAL SECURITY VERIFICATION |
$5.00 each |
Verification of social security number, name and addresses. |
Quick and convenient! Members only Service!
If you have been approved for tenant screening through the RHAGP, you have the ability to sign up for 24-7 ONLINE TENANT SCREENING. Whether it's 10pm at night or 10am on a Saturday morning, perform your own credit, tenant performance (eviction) or criminal history reports. Attend one free, hour-long class conducted by a credit reporting agency representative here at the RHAGP office, and you'll be able to retrieve reports from home or work in just minutes! Receive instruction, a step-by-step guide and a passcode. Reservations are required, we need at least 5 people must sign up FOR A CLASS to be held.
SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR TENANT SCREENING***
A SERVICE AGREEMENT IS REQUIRED by Federal law and the legal departments of the national credit bureaus. If you wish to obtain tenant screening reports from RHAGP please fill out and return the SERVICE AGREEMENT.
If you have not received the Service Agreement to sign, Click Here to print a Service Agreement in PDF or contact us at 503.254.4723. *Even if you currently use another company during the day, you can still take advantage of your online tenant screening privilege at night or on the weekend.
Changes to Tenant Screening Services
Changes in FTC regulation of the credit reporting cause RHAGP to change the documentation requirements for members to obtain Tenant Screening Services. As of January 1, 2006 members must complete a new Service Agreement and provide documentation to obtain tenant screening services.
Complying with these changes is mandatory for those members who wish to continue using our services. RHAGP obtains credit reports through National Tenant Network. National Tenant Network audits users regularly and randomly. If audited, you are required to produce a signed rental application.
Failure to do so may cause RHAGP to be shut down and you will be liable for the costs incurred including lost revenues. To help prevent this possibility and to streamline the tenant screening process, RHAGP requires the use of the Applicant Screening Authorization form (12/06).
The completed Applicant Screening Authorization will be kept on file in the RHAGP office. You can find a blank form at the RHAGP office or in recent issues of the UPDATE, or by Clicking Here for a Screening Authorization Form in PDF version to download and print.
The Applicant Screening Authorization form is not copyrighted and is for the use of our members. Make photocopies as needed. You are still required to have a rental application signed by the applicant. Keep your rental records for at least five years whether you rent to them or not.
Keep all applications and other documents with social security numbers and driver's license numbers in a locked place, such as a locking file cabinet. Each person on the application must fill out and sign an Applicant Screening Authorization.
Tenant Screening Services RHAGP provides tenant screening services to its members. There is a nominal fee for each individual report requested. Spouses and partners must be treated as two individual reports. Within a few days of signing the NTN Service Agreement, and the Requirement for Service agreement, you will be authorized to receive credit and criminal reports through RHA.
There are certain rules to be followed when you use credit reporting of any kind, such as the proper use of your rental application. The documents you will be asked to sign explain how to use credit reporting accurately. To run a report we require a completed Applicant Screening Authorization form.
The applicant completes this form at the same time as the rental application. We require the applicant's full name, social security number, date of birth, and current address including zip code. All information must be legible and complete. By law it is illegal to run a credit report without the consent of the applicant.
Without a signed Applicant Screening Authorization form, we will not run a report. You may fax the Applicant Screening Authorization form directly to us.
You can e-mail applicant screening authorization forms only if you have a 200 bit encryption. It is illegal for us to email credit information back to you.
All reports are returned to you by phone or fax and mail. We process reports in the order received and turn around depends on the volume of reports in the office.
