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In most parts of the country we have entered the peak renting season. With more people moving this time of year in most markets, we now have the luxury of getting more than one application on a given unit. Be sure to have established procedures for how you handle such situations. Even though you don’t intend to illegally discriminate, it is possible that if you are inconsistent in your evaluating applications, you may find yourself in a difficult position of having to justify who was approved or rejected.
One example of establishing a consistent method is to inform everyone at an open house that all applications received during that time will be treated equally. Another example is to time and date stamp every application received, with the earliest considered first. However it is done, it needs to be documented so that there is no question as to how it is consistently handled.
Happy summertime renting!