On the other hand, you can likely use
your landlord as a reference for having paid your rent on time or early.
Not exact matches
The nature of supply and demand
for the housing you seek plays a big role,
as does the
landlord: If you have a high income and glowing
references from prior
landlords,
for example, they may be willing to rent to you despite your credit rating.
When you leave a rental property, ask your
landlord for a letter of recommendation outlining your qualities
as a good tenant, and be sure to ask them to include a
reference for your cat's good behavior, too.
Most home sharing sites offer a screening service that gives you an overview of a candidate's background, but you likely want to go further, asking
for identification, doing
reference checks, asking
for deposits (much like you would do when taking on a rental tenant
as a
landlord).
When you are asked to write a
reference letter
for landlord purpose,
as a friend, you should determine about their positive qualities based on your past experience.
The State Department of Community Affairs provides this handbook
as a point of
reference for Georgia
Landlord and Tenants.
If you need extra confirmation of a tenant's ability to pay, ask
for them to provide previous
landlords as references.