How we screen residents, and why it is the same for everyone

Written criteria, published in advance

Every applicant is told the standard before applying: income relative to rent, rental history and references, credit, and background checks where permitted. Because the standard is written, it is applied the same way to everyone, which is both the fair thing and the legally sound thing under federal and Utah fair housing law.

What we never consider

Race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability, familial status, source of income, sexual orientation or gender identity. Screening decisions are documented, so an owner can see why an applicant was accepted or declined without ever being asked to decide on a protected basis.

Why owners should insist on this

• Consistent criteria produce residents who pay and stay.
• Documented decisions are your defence if a decision is ever questioned.
• Fair process protects the owner from liability that an informal gut call cannot.

Ekot’s principal broker chairs the Salt Lake City Human Rights Commission; fair housing is not a compliance checkbox here, it is how the firm is run.

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General information for Salt Lake Valley owners and residents, not legal, tax or lending advice. Figures are dated and sourced where given. Reviewed by Esther Jackson-Stowell, Principal Broker.