background screening
This is how I became sucessful as a landlord
I bought my first rental property back in 1992. I had not a clue what I was doing. I came across a very nice young couple that wanted to lease my rental house they seemed like a very good risk very clean, good jobs so I decided not to do a background screening on them, why waste the money they seemed so nice. The leased my property for 2 years never had any major problems until 1 day the police came and arrested him for murdering his probation officer. No I had not run a police check because they seemed like such a nice young couple. Little did I know this person had murdered someone and had he murdered someone in the neighborhood of my rental property I could have been held liable for not doing a proper police check. For more information on this topic you can go to www.landlord.com
Employer background checks
Background screening by employers is on the rise. There are many reasons a employer might perform a employer background check. Negligent hiring lawsuits are on the rise. If a companies employee hurts someone on the job the employer can be held liable.
A employer may choose to do a background check on its officers and directors as a result of what happened with the Enron crisis. To see if there is any history of fraud, theft etc.
There are some jobs that fall under federal and state laws that require background checks be done. For more information on background checks and privacy rights you can visit www.privacyrights.org.