Tenant Screening Services for Florida Landlords

A guarantor is a person who signs the lease and agrees to pay the rent if the tenant does not. Landlords ask for one when an applicant falls short on income or credit but is otherwise strong, often a student or a first-time renter. A careful landlord screens the guarantor's income and credit as well, so the promise behind the lease is real.

A rental verification confirms an applicant's history with the landlords who rented to them: whether rent was paid on time, whether proper notice was given and what condition the unit was left in. Landlords pair it with an eviction search, because a reference alone can come from a friend.

We run 13 checks on every applicant: government-issued ID and Social Security number verification; income pre-qualification, income and employment verification; credit score, previous addresses, public records and a national eviction search; and previous landlord verification, a national criminal search (convictions only), the national sex offender registry and the international terrorism watch list. Each result is verified at its source and kept in one file, and the same written criteria apply to every applicant. Screening is part of our full property management, led by a licensed Florida broker.

For most owners, yes. One wrong tenant can mean months of lost rent, legal costs and repairs, while a professional service applies consistent criteria and verifies what applicants claim. With Royalty Concierge Services, screening comes with full management and our 90-day money-back guarantee, so you are not left alone with a report.

Look for verification at the source rather than one online report, written criteria that meet fair housing law, nationwide criminal coverage and a team that stands behind the result. Then ask what happens after the check: who markets the unit, signs the lease and manages the tenancy. Royalty Concierge Services answers all of it in one free proposal.

The federal Fair Housing Act and the Florida Fair Housing Act both bar discrimination in renting based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, familial status or religion. Local law can go further: Miami-Dade County's Human Rights Ordinance also protects source of income, Section 8 vouchers included, among other classes. When a credit or background report leads to a denial, federal law also requires an adverse action notice.

A professional tenant knows how to look good on paper, then stops paying and counts on the time an eviction takes. The usual signs are gaps in rental history, landlord references that cannot be traced and income that does not match the documents. Tracing every reference and searching eviction filings is how screening catches them before a lease is signed.

Yes. For commercial property we review the business and the people behind it: the entity's standing, its financials and credit, and the guarantor who signs. It is part of our commercial property management, so the tenant fits both the lease and the building.