Employment verification

[othersider2]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? pa

What is the best (or only) way to verify employment of a potential tenant? Does verification of employment include salary verification?

 

[Baranov]

Use yellow pages to locate employer and ask to speak to human resources for employment verification(Do not use the number the applicant gave you). Demand current pay stubs from employee.

 

[Cvillecpm]

Ditto - most credit reports show last reported employer so you should verify that the employer they are providing is correct

 

[aabbcc]

Ditto - most credit reports show last reported employer so you should verify that the employer they are providing is correct

Always pull credit reports as part of your screening process.

 

[applecruncher]

Last reported employers does not necessarily = current employer or current income.

Current paystubs verify income.

Yellow Pages - may not be current.

Pulling a credit report is fine, but a background check is also important, as is checking wiht local Sheriff's dept for arrest record. Credit report does not show evictions - only judgments, and it takes a while for those to show up. However, evictions will show up if you check county municipal court records (easily accessible online and usually current).