Tenant Screening: Submitting Rental Applications, Report Prices & Descriptions
SUBMITTING RENTAL APPLICATIONS
Note: You must be an active WLA Member before running background checks on rental applicants.
To become a member, please click HERE!
Two Options for Running Background Checks: If you wish to run background checks from your home office, then you can sign up through the National Tenant Network (NTN) OR you have the option of submitting completed rental applications for processing to one of the four WLA Offices: Everett, Olympia, Bremerton & Tacoma
If you wish to go through WLA for screenings, then please read our requirements below for submitting applications.
Rental Application Requirements:
- Active WLA Members can submit applications to 1 of the 4 WLA offices for processing. We accept applications via email, fax or walk-in. Provided is a link to the contact info for each office: https://www.walandlord.org/wla-offices-and-local-groups.html
- WLA requires a signed and dated rental application (signed by the applicant) submitted by an active WLA member or their representative. The signature is important because it gives WLA and the landlord permission to run background checks on prospective tenants. WLA offers a one-page writable Rental Application from our website - located in the FORMS section. However, if you wish to use your own application, then that is fine as long as it is signed and dated by the applicant.
- The application must include the applicant's full name, birthdate, FULL social security number, and past or current address. Without this key information, WLA is unable to complete the background check.
- WLA does NOT accept applications or application fees from prospective tenants. Any applications submitted by prospective tenants will NOT be screened. Landlords/Property Managers: Please inform your prospective tenants to give their completed applications to you, NOT to the WLA offices.
- Before submitting applications for processing, please review it to make sure that all the key information is included and that the handwriting is legible.
- If the handwriting is hard to read, please submit your applicant's Picture ID along with the rental application
- Please include which reports you wish to run on the application or in the email or fax. WLA offers several report options. Scroll down to review our report prices and descriptions. Without knowing exactly which report you want us to run, we are unable to run the background check.
- The cost of the screening report is per person -- regardless if they are married or not.
- On the top of the rental application, please include the landlord name and contact info so we can call with any questions or concerns involving the screening reports.
Submitting Rental Applications for Screening: Applications can be submitted via email, fax or walk-in to ONE of the four WLA Offices provided below.
Please note: Only send rental applications to ONE of the WLA offices. If you send the same application to more than one office and it accidentally gets processed twice, then you will be charged twice.
General Turnaround for Reports: The results of the background check can be returned within a 24-48 hour period. The WLA offices are closed on the weekends, so any applications submitted afterhours on Fridays or over the weekend, will be processed Monday morning.
WLA Offices for Submitting Rental Applications:
Everett Office - call: 425-353-6929 | fax: 425-353-7132 | email everett@walandlord.com
Address: 2302 Rucker Ave. #4, Everett, WA 98201 | Opened M-F from 10am-5pm
Olympia Office - call: 360-350-0753 | fax: 360-252-6803 | email: olympiaoffice@walandlord.com
Address: 1219 11th Ave SE Suite 101, Olympia, WA 98501 | Opened M-F: 10am-5pm
Bremerton Office - call: 360-479-1683 | fax: 360-479-5611 | email bremerton@walandlord.com
Address: 645 4th Street, #204, Bremerton, WA 98337 | Opened Monday: 9am-5pm | Tuesday - Friday: 10am-5pm
Tacoma Office - call: 253-314-5241 | fax: (253) 944-9070 | email: tacoma@walandlord.com
Address: 4301 Pine Street, Suite 90, Tacoma, WA 98409 (Located on the ground floor of the Tacoma Mall Office building).
Hours: M-F, 10am-5pm
WLA REPORT PRICES - PER PERSON:
*A note about the Basic Credit Report: Per Federal Law, we are unable to send the full credit report to you. However, we are allowed to go over the results of the full credit report with you over the phone. The physical report can not leave the WLA office.
- $13 Tenant Performance Report (Shows any Evictions & Lease Violations)
- $25 Decision Point Plus (Applicant Score / Tenant Performance Report / Basic Credit Report / OFAC Search aka Terrorist Database Search) - Does Not Include A Criminal Report
- $40 Decision Point Plus & Washington / Oregon Criminal (Applicant Score / Tenant Performance Report / Basic Credit Report / OFAC Search aka Terrorist Database Search)
- $50 Decision Point Plus & Nationwide Criminal (Applicant Score / Tenant Performance Report / Basic Credit Report / OFAC Search aka Terrorist Database Search)
- $15 Basic Credit Report* - Through TransUnion. Does not provide a Credit Score.
- $12 Statewide Criminal - Washington/Oregon**
- $22 Nationwide Criminal**
- $10 Social Security Search (Identifies previous addresses)
- $13 Landlord Verification - Verifies landlord listed on the rental application - done by phone
- $13 Employment Verification - Verifies employer listed on the rental application - done by phone
*A note about the Basic Credit Report: Per Federal Law, we are unable to send the full credit report to you. However, we are allowed to go over the results of the full credit report with you over the phone. The physical report can not leave the WLA office.
** Nationwide Criminal includes all 50 states in the nation **
** Statewide Criminal includes Washington State & Oregon **
** Statewide Criminal includes Washington State & Oregon **
WLA Report Descriptions
Tenant Performance Report (Shows any Evictions & Lease Violations)
The Tenant Performance and Eviction Report gets to the truth of the matter. Since 1980, the nation's oldest national resident screening company, The National Tenant Network (NTN), has maintained the largest proprietary resident history database in the nation. Not only do they update local eviction filings daily, but they rely on property owners, like you, to provide information about your residents that can be shared across the network with other landlords and property owners.
Included in the Tenant Performance Report:
Understanding the Decision Point Report - PDF Link
NTN Decision Point Plus provides all the information you need to make a sound rental decision:
Credit Report - Transunion (Basic Credit Report*)
This is the actual credit report. The landlord must be inspected to see this report. Or, the landlord may have WLA process and view in office as done currently.
*A note about the Basic Credit Report: Per Federal Law, we are unable to send the full credit report to you. However, we are allowed to go over the results of the full credit report with you over the phone or in the office. The physical report can not leave the WLA office.
The Tenant Performance and Eviction Report gets to the truth of the matter. Since 1980, the nation's oldest national resident screening company, The National Tenant Network (NTN), has maintained the largest proprietary resident history database in the nation. Not only do they update local eviction filings daily, but they rely on property owners, like you, to provide information about your residents that can be shared across the network with other landlords and property owners.
Included in the Tenant Performance Report:
- Reveals if your tenant has ever been evicted.
- Includes other NTN subscriber experiences with your applicant.
- Lists the state of origin for your applicant's Social Security Number (SSN).
- Contains the NTN National Scan, accurate and reliable information that notifies you of previous addresses
- Screenings for the Social Security Number.
- Verifies the landlord information, if available, for all addresses on the application.
- Includes National Terrorist Search results.
- Displays tenant-worthy ratings, if information is available.
Understanding the Decision Point Report - PDF Link
NTN Decision Point Plus provides all the information you need to make a sound rental decision:
- Customizable rental recommendations to ensure consistent, verifiable procedures for every applicant.
- In-depth credit analysis presented in a simplified, summarized format.
- Subscriber defined resident selection criteria (e.g., anyone with a score less than 50 = reject; 50 and over = accept).
- Scores are based on an in-depth analysis of credit, eviction and lease violation history.
- Available to subscribers who have not undergone or passed on-site retail credit bureau inspection.
- Subscribers may define acceptable nuisance collections levels (e.g., applicant with medical collection less than $100 outstanding = accept, over $100 = reject).
- Comes with proprietary Tenant Performance Profile. Instant rejection letter provided, if applicable.
Credit Report - Transunion (Basic Credit Report*)
This is the actual credit report. The landlord must be inspected to see this report. Or, the landlord may have WLA process and view in office as done currently.
*A note about the Basic Credit Report: Per Federal Law, we are unable to send the full credit report to you. However, we are allowed to go over the results of the full credit report with you over the phone or in the office. The physical report can not leave the WLA office.