What aren't your rental applicants telling you? Find out with a SmartMove Eviction Check

Is there anything more painful than evicting a tenant? Did you know that on average:

It costs $3500* to evict a tenant
It takes 3-4 weeks* to evict a tenant

*Based on 2013 TransUnion survey data
In some states these numbers are even worse. As a property owner or manager, that's not a risk you want to take. SmartMove's newest feature: the eviction report, can help you predict future behavior by knowing your tenant's past history.
TransUnion's eviction check capabilities aren't the usual eviction reports you buy online - we offer comprehensive and more accurately matched search results :

Ability to more accurately match your applicant to an eviction record, even with limited information. We do this by using our vast credit, personal, and address history databases to help figure out who is who
One of the largest evictions databases subject to the FCRA with 25+ million eviction records, covering all 50 states plus Washington D.C.

The equation is simple: More coverage + More accurate matching = Better information delivered to you fast. And with better information, you can make better decisions to keep your eviction risk low.

Eviction Reports include court records on every file
TransUnion eviction reports come from a variety of sources including public court records, and are enhanced with data reported directly to TransUnion. The reports include:

Tenant judgment for possession and money
Unlawful detainers
Tenant judgments for rent
Failure to pay rent
Writs and warrants of eviction

Tenant eviction search

Key Points

Quick, up-to-date results
Helps protect your investment
Taps into hundreds of millions of records

Predict evictions better with SmartMove

When you add up the costs related to eviction, it gets expensive. Evicting a tenant can be expensive. From legal fees to court costs to financial damages and lost rent, the costs to evict range from $2500 to $3500 or more according to Transunion data. And tenant eviction can be lengthy process lasting 3-4 weeks or longer. Evicting a tenant is something that most landlords want to avoid at all costs. Using SmartMove's ResidentScore, designed for specifically for the rental industry, landlords have a better opportunity to predict the likelihood of a bad rental property outcome. Collecting over 1.5 million rental outcomes from individuals nationwide, TransUnion has identified the most crucial consumer credit data that are most indicative of evictions.

Large database of eviction records

TransUnion has a database of over 25 million eviction records. Landlords benefit from quick access to records from nearly 700 sources for public criminal and eviction records. And using our accurate match-back logic, SmartMove's enhanced subject selection helps to more accurately match results to applicants. We use our robust credit, personal, and address history database to help determine who is who. That means you receive more accurate results and less false positives. And TransUnion research also indicates that prior evictions are highly predictive of future evictions. In fact, evicted residents have nearly three times as many prior eviction and rental-related collection records than non-evicted residents, according to a TransUnion study. Checking your applicant's eviction report is one of the best ways to avoid a future eviction. Ordering a national eviction report from SmartMove can provide an in-depth view on information such as unlawful detainers, failure to pay rent, tenant judgements for rent and for possession.

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