Finding the right tenant for a rental property is essential to ensure a smooth and hassle-free renting experience.Online screening can be a convenient and efficient way to gather information about potential tenants especially in initial stages where you can gather basic information and perform preliminary background checks. After you identify your potential tenant the next step involves meeting with your prospective tenant physically. Physical screenings of tenants involve background, credit, and reference checks to ensure that the potential tenants are suitable and reliable.
If these screenings are successful and you are satisfied with the results, you feel more relaxed about renting out the property to those tenants.Some of the aspects of screening of the prospective tenants involve:
Interviewing Applicants:
You should prepare a list of questions when screening potential renters which needs to be focused on specific requirements, covering rental preferences, lifestyle, and ability to meet rental obligations. The landlords should keep in mind that the questions should not be focused on medical conditions, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, or any disabilities.
Personal and contact information: You can ask for persons name, permanent address and Date of Birth whereas for foreign nationals their visa and other government issued identification documents.
Employment history & Income : To find the correctness of the information provided by the prospective tenant on income,debt and ability to pay the rent on time.You can check at https://isir.justice.cz.
If you are renting office space or commercial space the details about Bankruptcy records can be found at https://upadci.justice.cz.
References: you can ask permission for a background check from previous landlords if they were evicted and reference from a Czech national who knows the potential tenant in person.
Rental history:This information might not be deemed necessary but you can use this information to know how long the tenant might stay in your property from their past rental history.
Credit History & Background Check: Credit History is a valuable resource to you for providing essential information that helps assess the financial responsibility and reliability of prospective tenants. This detailed evaluation allows landlords to judge an applicant’s ability to meet financial obligations including paying rents on time. If the prospective tenant owns own business then you can check their credit history and commitments on https://www.cnb.cz/en/supervision-financial-market/central-credit-register.
If they are employed then you can check https://cbcb.cz.You should also check the permanent address to see whether their property is not in municipal custody.People do this to avoid seizure of property if they are in heavy debts.You should also do background checks help for any criminal records and convictions via the database of Czech Police at https://aplikace.policie.cz/patrani-osoby.
Personal Interaction: Face to Face Interacting with a potential tenant enables you to gauge their level of responsibility, professionalism, and interpersonal skills. This analysis on personal behavior will help you decide whether they will be a good fit for your property or not.
Finalization and Agreement:
After all the screenings and assessments you will get a gut feeling about their sincerity and intentions.This intuition can play a role in your decision-making process of finding the right tenant who can provide you regular income while taking care of your property.
Now when you have identified your potential tenant the final stage is preparing and drafting a lease agreement.Hiring a solicitor to assist you with rental agreements can be a wise decision to ensure you have your rights and interests protected and offer you as much as protection in legal way.You might not be familiar with all the Czech laws of rental agreement so paying once for the professional service of the lawyer will get you protected until the lease agreement is running.