Boy are they picky, and now I’m glad.
When I first went to their office, I was stunned. They wanted to take my fingerprint and a copy of my driver’s license before they would give me a key to go look at a vacant unit about a mile away.
I asked them if that was really necessary. Eileen, my rental agent showed me an article from a recent newspaper. It detailed some really nasty scams some people are running, using vacant houses and apartments. In one case some couple got access to a vacant house, and over a weekend accepted deposits from at least 10 un-suspecting families trying to rent. I don’t remember exactly, but I think they took (stole) around $1000 from each of these people. They told each one to come back the following week to move in. It was a total scam. The police were called, and I doubt that any of these people ever got back any of their money. None of them could move in.
With those kind of scammers, I was then happy to know that Bevin and Brock was being so thorough. I was glad to find out that Bevin and Brock would be running a criminal background check on me. That’s because I don’t want to move in to some place and later find out that I am now living in the same building with some criminal because my landlord did not take the time to check. They did not charge me for running these checks. They told me that they run these checks, and use these strict procedures, to protect me, the other tenants, and the owners of the property.
I am concerned for my safety. I am glad that they are so cautious.
Pros: Careful about security
Cons: not now
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