Every landlord should request a rental application from a potential tenant. Ohio's housing search site.Renters search for free, landlords list rental housing for free. Most rental applications include permission to run a consumer credit report. To run a credit check as a landlord, you also must provide information to the credit reporting agency. Our screening process includes thorough background and credit checks on each potential tenant to assess the likelihood the tenant will fulfill the lease terms. The Rental Registration billing cycle is from March 1 - March 31. Gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. No felony criminal history in the previous five years. Credit score 575 or above.