Criminal Report

For the criminal record, we look for convictions of the following offenses within the last five years:

• Arson
• Assault
• Battery
• Breaking and entering
• Drug manufacture and cultivation
• Fraud
• Homicide
• Rape
• Sexual assault
• Vandalism

We base our list on risk of harm to neighbors, risk of damage to property, and risk of lost rent.

Eviction Report

For the eviction record, we look for any judgments within the last five years.

Credit Report

We’re not looking into your credit score so much as indicators of your ability to pay rent in a timely manner, including, but not limited to: frequency of late payments, foreclosure, and bankruptcy.

If you would like to dispute the results of your background check, please check here.

Castle supports fair housing in accordance with the federal fair housing law and the Fair Housing Act of 1988 as amended. It is illegal to discriminate against any person because of race, color, religion, disability, sex, familial status, or national origin. As such Castle does NOT use any such criteria in determining the creditworthiness of any application to Castle.