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The following free resources are provided
for all
visitors to our site. These links all lead to websites outside of
BackgroundFerret.com and we no control over the content of any of these
sites. Therefore, we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any
information provided by them. No information contained on
BackgroundFerret.com is intended as legal advice or meant to take the place
of advice from a legal professional. |
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Free National Sexual
Offender Registry - This link will bring you the Department of Justice
National Sex Offender Registry. This site allows you to perform a free
sexual offender search of
all states except for
Oregon
and
South Dakota.
Lookup
County Name - This free service is provided online by Zipinfo.com. It
allows you to enter in either a zip code, or a city and state. It will then
provide you with the name of the county for the information that you
entered. This is useful when ordering a county-level criminal background
check when you know the name the city you need searched, but not the name of
the county that city is in.
BirthDatabase.com
- This site allows you to enter in person's name (and if you wish, their
approximate age). This free search claims to have dates-of-birth for over
120 million different people. This does not include everyone in the U.S. and
they can not guarantee the accuracy of all of the information, but it can
sometimes prove useful. |
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Fair
Credit Reporting Act - The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) contains
essential information on the obligations of landlords, employers, and
apartment managers when using information derived from different types of
consumer reports as a means to screen potential applicants.
Fair Housing Laws - This link will bring you to a U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development website that explains different aspects of
complying with laws that affect all apartment managers and landlords.
Familiarity with these laws is essential in helping to avoid potential fair
housing and discrimination lawsuits.
Fair
Housing Act - This link will bring you directly to the full text of the
Fair Housing Act, without any type of added explanations of the provisions
of this important set of laws and requirements.
Nolo.com - This website specializes in the law. This link in particular
will bring you directly to Nolo.com's "Landlords and Property Management"
section of their website, which includes all kinds of valuable information
on how to comply with the legal aspects of setting up a tenant screening
policy and help avoid housing discrimination lawsuits. Nolo.com also has a
special section of their website dedicated to finding various
Federal and
State Laws & Statutes. |
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Free Credit Reports - This government website from the Federal Trade
Commission does an excellent job at explaining your right to get a
free copy of your own credit report from all three of the major
credit bureaus (Equifax, TransUnion, & Experian) through one easy interface
at
www.AnnualCreditReport.com - without having to sign up for a credit
monitoring service. You can only use these resources to order a copy of your
own credit reports. |
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Product Recalls - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is a
government agency that maintains a website that lists all products that were
recalled for safety reasons. You can now search by product type (i.e. toys,
appliances, etc.), recall date, company, or product description. |
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Security
and Safety Supply - Their company title says it all; they provide
security and safety supplies to the government, law enforcement, and
individuals.
Reals.com is a
well-established website geared specifically toward the real estate
industry. Among other things, it offers a comprehensive Real Estate and
Mortgage Directory by State. |
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Do you know of another free resource that you think
other visitors may benefit from?
Please email your suggestions to us at
support@backgroundferret.com |
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