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Show HN: Tenpree – A tenant prescreen tool for landlords
- FroshKiller 10y agoIs this at all checked out against any fair housing laws?
- taiwan_on 10y agoAs far as I know the questions are in accordance with fair housing laws.
- FroshKiller 10y agoIt'd be nice to be able to see the exact wording of the questions prior to signing up, some kind of demo at least. That is a huge sticking point.
- taiwan_on 10y agoThanks for the feedback. I played around with having some screenshots on the homepage but ended up not including it. I like the idea of a quick demo though.
- escritor 10y agoThere should be a landlord prescreen tool for tenants. Then tenants can know whether or not the landlord in question has the proper building permits.
- jgrahamc 10y agoNot just permits, but also whether they are a giant asshole. Edit: I guess the person downvoting has never experienced an asshole landlord.
- MichaelBurge 10y agoYou should be able to get this from the city. For example, it looks like Portland has a website: https://www.portlandmaps.com/detail/permits/NWC-1ST-SW-WASHINGTON-ST/R246052_did/ https://www.portlandmaps.com/detail/permits/NWC-1ST-SW-WASHI... Title insurance companies also collect that information, so there should be a way for a motivated buyer to get a feed for the data. Ignoring those, you could also ask the landlord for a copy of any recent building inspections. Smaller ones might not keep very good records, though. This is probably the easiest option.
- whyileft 10y agoThis is neat. I would flip the payment to the applicant as that is the common practice with landlord applications in the US.