It is important for Landlords to develop an application procedure and follow those procedures for all prospective tenants, subsidized or not. If a landlord does not treat each applicant the same, they could be in violation of the Fair Housing Laws. It has been approved that a landlord may accept one Voucher family and will not be required to accept any more. * When you are contacted by a prospective renter, evaluate them as you would any other renter.

* Make sure that your tenant selection standards are based on objective, business-related considerations, such as previous history of non-payment, damages to unit, or disturbance of neighbors. Owners must apply the same standards of tenant selection to any family who applies, whether that family is a prospective Housing Voucher renter or not. Tenant selection must not be based upon race, color, age, religion, sex, familial status, disabilities or any other discriminatory factors.

* The Housing Authority does not screen families for their suitability as renters, that is the job of the owner.

* The DuPage Housing Authority may, at the owners request, disclose the following:

    o Current and previous landlord name and address

    o Previous damage claims filed by landlords (Contracts prior to 10/2/1995 allowed for damage claims)

    o Any known evictions on file (not a comprehensive list)

* DuPage County Courthouse allows the public to run criminal and civil background checks on any individual for free. This database only covers DuPage County.