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The Tenant Screening Checklist
The authorized screening package, run the same way every time: what you may ask on an Ontario rental application, the written consents to collect, the "together" rule that keeps income in its lawful place, the protected grounds that never enter a file, and the documentation habit that makes every decision defensible. Updated for the public-orders era — the checklist pairs with our guide to what the Human Rights Code actually allows when LTB orders enter the picture, including the five risks order-based screening carries and the sequence that keeps a file clean.
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All 5 steps
- The authorized package: income, credit checks with consent, credit references, rental history, guarantees
- The together rule — income weighed only with the full package; no single number decides
- The protected grounds that never enter a file, including receipt of public assistance
- The consistency habit: same process, same documentation, every applicant
- New era, same law: the defensible sequence if Board history ever enters a file
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