I do not take deposits until I accept a tenant. I do however take a fee to cover the costs of credit checks and back ground checks.Our screening process includes thorough background and credit checks on each potential tenant to assess the likelihood the tenant will fulfill the lease terms. Please be advised that it can take up to 24 hours to process and approve a new rental application. Under the FCRA, the reporting agency must investigate and correct any errors in a timely manner, typically within 30 days. For this reason, we allow you to print or save tenant screening reports as a PDF within those 30 days. I was told I needed to fill out a rental application (where ssn is required) before viewing it because he gets several requests a day. Learn how to run a credit on a tenant. Screen prospective tenants with an Avail online rental application and tenant screening reports. The tenant screening or credit reporting company generally has 30 days to investigate your dispute, though in some cases they have 45 days.