Unfortunately, there are not a lot of landlords who accept the Portable screening.
Thank you for the opportunity to serve you-
ChiQuata Elder
Landlord Tenant/Crime Free Housing Coordinator
City of Tacoma | Office of Equity and Human Rights
Phone: 253-591-5085/Fax:253-591-5985
From: fullcoalition@list.pchomeless.org [mailto:fullcoalition@list.pchomeless.org]
On Behalf Of Martha Sheppard
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2018 11:26 AM
To: Jennifer Ammons; fullcoalition@list.pchomeless.org
Subject: Re: Homeless Coalition - Re: HomelessCoalition - Help with screeningfees
Is this information that Landlord Liaisoon could use? I thought I had their email address on my radar but I don’t – so I’m sending this back in the hopes that Alexis and her fabulous team can use this with their landlord peace talks. . . .
Thanks,
Martha Sheppard
Corps Officer
The Salvation Army, Tacoma, WA.
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Fax: (253) 591-7070
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<fullcoalition@list.pchomeless.org> on behalf of Jennifer Ammons <jennifera@nwjustice.org>
Reply-To: Jennifer Ammons <jennifera@nwjustice.org>
Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at 11:36 PM
To: "fullcoalition@list.pchomeless.org" <fullcoalition@list.pchomeless.org>
Subject: Homeless Coalition - Re: HomelessCoalition - Help with screeningfees
Here in Washington, there is such a thing as a "comprehensive reusable tenant screening report." A tenant can pay once to request a screening report be prepared by a central company, who then makes the report available to landlords of the tenant's choosing online at no additional charge for 30 days. With the tenant's permission, the landlord receives a password and can access the pre-prepared screening report online, eliminating the concern that the tenant may have doctored a copy of the report in his or her possession. The problem is that the law does not require landlords to accept such a report. I don't know how many do in this area. All landlords are required to disclose whether they will accept such a report. It's a great idea that would really help low-income and even moderate-income renters, but it hasn't quite caught on yet. If there are landlords your clients encounter who DO accept these reports, I can give you more information.
Jennifer Ammons
Staff Attorney
Northwest Justice Project
715 Tacoma Avenue South
Tacoma, WA 98402
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