Find the right tenants and avoid fraud with the most comprehensive tenant screening available in the market.
Did you know? The average eviction costs $3,500. Protect yourself by screening tenants with Baselane.
Full Equifax report and the largest database of eviction & criminal history.
Bank-verified income and advanced ID checks that can’t be forged.
Sign leases, collect security deposits & rent, and much more — all in one place.
Here’s why property owners choose Baselane’s tenant screening service for landlords over traditional solutions.
Traditional Tenant Screening | ||
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Comprehensive reports | Credit+Criminal+Eviction+Income | Credit + Criminal |
Eviction history | ||
Income verification | Bank, Payroll & Document Verification | Self-Reported |
3-way ID verification | ||
Flexible pricing & reporting | ||
Integrated rent collection, banking & bookkeeping |
Our next-generation tenant screening software delivers deeper tenant insights to help you make confident leasing decisions with just a few clicks.
Includes self-reported information on income, housing history, dependents, pets, vehicles, smoking, and more.
Database check, document scanning, and facial recognition. Supports 16,000+ ID types and 200+ countries.
Verify applicant income with paystubs and bank transaction data that can't be forged.
Instantly receive a full Equifax credit report with payment history and balances across credit accounts.
Eviction history from the largest database of U.S. housing court records, updated daily.
Access national and local databases of 1.8 billion criminal records across 2,500+ jurisdictions.
Lower screening costs for tenants, zero fees for landlords.
Cut the stress and busywork. One powerful platform for every stage of the rental process, no matter how many doors you manage.
Sign up for free and send a screening request in 2 minutes.
Choose the best tenant and easily set up and sign their lease online.
Automate rent payments with Baselane’s built-in rent collection.
Go beyond basic background checks. Baselane’s advanced tenant screening solutions provide 360° profiles to find reliable renters, reducing risks of late payments and evictions.
Baselane’s tenant screening services verify applicants through trusted sources like Equifax and Experian to give you complete, accurate reports in minutes. No gaps, no surprises.
Tenant screening is the process of evaluating potential tenants using credit, background, income, and eviction history checks. It’s important because it helps landlords select reliable tenants, reducing the risk of late payments, property damage, and evictions.
With Baselane, tenant screening results are available in less than 5 minutes, so you can make fast and informed leasing decisions.
Simply create a free Baselane account, invite your applicants to submit their information, and receive a full report within minutes.
Once you send a screening request to a tenant through Baselane, they will fill in their details and submit payment. Baselane verifies tenant information and sends you the report in minutes.
Landlords can get a free tenant screening report through Baselane. Once you sign up, select the report and invite the tenant to screen. The applicant pays the screening fee directly, and reports are delivered to you at no cost.
Baselane offers free tenant screening for landlords. Applicants pay the renter screening fee, giving you access to comprehensive, reliable reports without any expense. Check out our pricing section for more details.
Once an applicant completes the screening process, Baselane verifies the information—like credit history, eviction records, criminal background checks and income verification—into one consolidated report.
Unlike a traditional tenant screening company or service, Baselane offers flexible reporting and pricing, and uses advanced ID verification to prevent fraud. Plus, your Baselane account comes with integrated banking, bookkeeping and rent collection, all for free.
Baselane’s landlord screening services deliver comprehensive reports with essential information to help you select high-quality tenants, such as:
Choose smart and rent safe with tenant screening you can trust
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