Apartment Review With More Than One Conviction

What this guide covers

• Building your case list
• How a rule counts cases
• What we still pin down

Make the case list first

Make one row for each case number. List the offense, the outcome, the date of the conviction or disposition, and the date you finished. Group counts from the same case together. Before you give us a total, check if the report lists one incident more than once.

We check how the rule counts cases

Does the policy count convictions, separate cases or incidents? We find out, and we look at how it treats different kinds of offenses and several counts from one case. Some offices have to check with their reviewer first.

What we still pin down

• Which cases fall inside or outside a time limit.
• If there's a separate limit on the number of cases.
• Which documents clear up duplicate or incomplete entries.
• If a second look after a correction costs another fee.

This page doesn't list named properties. Our multiple record locating page explains how our search works.

Use the case worksheet guide to prepare. No single number of cases, and no single date, decides how every property will see you. A community that offers a review still makes the call on your application.

What to do next

1. Make one row per case number with the offense, outcome and dates.
2. Get a copy of your own screening report so you see what a landlord sees. Our guide on checking your own background walks you through it.
3. Mark any entry the report lists twice or leaves incomplete.
4. Send us a short summary of your cases. We check how each community counts them.

Published by the Felon Friendly Apartment Team. This is general renter information. Each property makes its own decisions, and questions about your own case belong with a lawyer or legal aid.