Landlord Newsletter on Tenant Screening and Renewal

This document is a newsletter aimed at landlords, providing insights and tips related to tenant management. It discusses the lease renewal process, highlighting how some landlords incentivize renewals with gifts such as free carpet steaming or restaurant gift cards. The newsletter features an article on screening international tenants, detailing the necessary documents and compliance with the Fair Housing Act when applicants lack social security numbers. It outlines the types of checks that can be conducted and advises on how to handle applicants who do not meet the criteria. Additionally, it includes community conversations where landlords share their rental processes and introduces a new Facebook group for landlords to discuss various topics. The newsletter also touches on current trends in the rental market, such as slowing rent growth and the impact of weather-related concerns on housing preferences among millennials.