調查租客時向租客的前房東問些什麼？

如山

（2010年11月19日）

對租客申請人的信用調查（Checking credit）並非僅僅指獲取一個信用報告（Credit report），還包括租客的收入和向前房東了解參考意見。而前房東對該租客的意見往往是很重要的。有些人擔心前房東因為想這個租客走或者不想這個租客走而不說真話，其實這種擔心是沒有必要的。作為房東，我也回答過很多查詢，不管是想這個租客留還是想他/她走，我自己都是如實回答詢問。在美國這些年來我已經查過無數租客的房東意見，我的判斷是都得到了房東們真實的回答。

下面是我自己總結的向租客前房東詢問的問題：

Rental Verification

·        When did the Tenant rent from you? (From when to when?)

·        Was this rental on lease term or month by month?

·        Is this rental an apartment, house, duplex, trailer, dorm, or other?

·        What was the rent amount per month?

·        Did the rent include any utility? If yes, which one?

·        Is there currently a balance due? If yes, how much?

·        Did the Tenant pay rent on time? If didn’t, how many times the Tenant had late payment?

·        Any legal notices served for NON-Payment? If yes, what kind and how many times?

·        Any legal notices served for NON-Compliance? If yes, what kind and how many times?

·        Were there unauthorized occupants on this lease/rent?

·        Were there unauthorized pets on this rental property?

·        Were there any complaints from neighbors?

·        Has this Tenant ever given you or your staff a difficult time?

·        Are you are a friend or relative of Tenant?

·        Did the Tenant give proper notice to vacate?

·        Did the Tenant make any damage in the rental unit?

·        Was the applicant ever asked to vacate the unit?

·        Would you re-rent to the Tenant again?

上面的問題有些是租客在申請表上已經寫了的。但是我依然通過問前房東來證實。這個做法可以從另外一個側面了解租客是否說假話。

實際使用時，我根據情況增減。例如，要是對方（前房東）肯在電話上回答就問少一點；要是對方要求出書面的，我就列全部問題。

以上只是我個人做法總結，可能不全面也有錯誤，僅供參考。請讀者參考當地有關法規或者諮詢當地專業人士意見。