Tenant Screening Scorecard

Score up to five rental applicants side by side against the same written criteria.

Consistent screening protects you and treats every applicant the same way. This scorecard turns your written rental criteria into a simple weighted score, so decisions are organized, comparable, and documented.

Set your criteria once: points for income-to-rent ratio, credit band, rental history, references, and policy flags, each with a weight you choose, plus a minimum score and income ratio. Voucher or subsidy amounts can count toward the rent calculation.

For each of up to five applicants side by side, you get:

• Points per category and a total score
• - A rank
• - A status: MEETS, REVIEW, BELOW, or INCOMPLETE
• - The highest score, and the first complete application that meets your criteria (for owners who use first-qualified policies)

A Fair Housing Note tab reminds you to publish your criteria, apply them equally to every applicant, and never use protected characteristics. Check your federal, state, and local rules, including source-of-income laws.

What's inside: How to use, Criteria, Applicants, and Fair Housing Note tabs, with fictional sample applicants. No macros.

It works in Excel and Google Sheets. It's an instant download (.xlsx). This is an organizing tool; it does not provide legal advice.

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