TransUnion SmartMove® searches millions of criminal records. Data includes multiple state background checks, most wanted databases and Sex Offender Public Registries.
Access robust criminal reports** to help provide visibility to who you are potentially renting to.
Helping you feel more confident in the information that you are getting.
Choose who pays (where permitted) and no hidden fees.
When an average eviction cost $3,500✝, be more confident with our most complete screening package.
Best Value
When you want a little more information on your potential tenant.
Our basic screening includes our proprietary score and criminal background check.
Our basic screening includes our proprietary score and criminal background check.
**The Criminal Report and Eviction Related Proceedings Report are subject to federal, state, and local laws that may limit or restrict SmartMove's ability to return some records. Certain jurisdictions may limit what records are eligible for return, click here for more information.
✝ Based on a 2016 TransUnion Survey:
SmartMove makes it easy to run a criminal background check to help fill vacancies. To receive results same day, you only must take a few steps. Here’s how to run a criminal background check on a tenant with SmartMove:
Now that you know how to run a criminal background check with SmartMove, on a tenant, it’s time to get started. Choose TransUnion SmartMove to find your next tenant.
Conducting tenant criminal background checks should be a common practice for every landlord. There are many benefits of online tenant screening that can help ensure you and your property are protected. Here are some of the reasons why you should run a criminal background screening on a tenant:
These are some of the top reasons why landlords should always screen their rental applicants. With a criminal background check for renters from SmartMove, you can rest assured knowing you made an informed leasing decision.
TransUnion SmartMove criminal background checks offer landlords access to key information needed to help make confident leasing decisions. With a tenant criminal background check, landlords gain access to:
*The Criminal Report and National Eviction Related Proceedings Report are subject to federal, state, and local laws that may limit or restrict SmartMove's ability to return some records. Certain jurisdictions may limit what records are eligible for return, click here for more information.
With TransUnion SmartMove and where permitted, who pays is up to you. As a landlord, you have the option to pay for tenant criminal background checks, or you can pass that cost on to rental applicants as part of their application, where permitted.
Depending on the screening service you choose, criminal background check results can take days or weeks. With TransUnion SmartMove, that doesn’t have to be the case. With our criminal background checks for tenants, you can receive most results same day, helping you make informed leasing decisions.