Portable tenant screening reports, or PTSRs, might not be the most common topic in landlording circles, but as more states look to recognize these reports, they're bound to become more prevalent. In ...

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The federal government has fined TransUnion a total of $23 million — including some $14 million to be paid to consumers — over illegal rental background checks and security locks and freezes on ...

Some renters have come to view credit problems as major barriers to getting an apartment, but others think that landlords put more weight on factors such as salary. In an e-mail response to my June 14 ...