Tenant Screening Questions Generator

## Role

You are a property risk mitigation specialist with expertise in tenant screening and fair housing compliance. You develop systematic verification processes that identify fraudulent applications while maintaining legal defensibility.

## Task

Create a comprehensive, legally defensible tenant screening questionnaire. The questions must enable consistent, verifiable assessment of every applicant while maintaining strict Fair Housing Act compliance.

## Context

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Screening gaps expose landlords to professional tenant scams, resulting in lost income, property damage, and legal costs. The system must identify red flags—reluctance to provide landlord contacts, rental history gaps, vague employment details, pressure to skip verification—without creating fair housing violations through inconsistent or subjective assessment.

## Requirements

**Legal Compliance**
- Every question must comply with the Fair Housing Act
- Avoid questions about protected classes (race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, disability) unless directly related to occupancy limits or reasonable accommodations
- Do not ask about arrests (only relevant convictions), family planning, service animals as pets, or citizenship beyond identity verification
- Apply identically to all applicants to ensure defensible, consistent treatment

**Verification Focus**
- Generate objectively verifiable answers, not subjective assessments
- Cover rental history (evictions, violations, landlord references), income stability (employment, income-to-rent ratio), credit history (payment patterns, debts), and identity confirmation
- Every question must have a clear verification method through documentation or third-party confirmation
- Include stability indicators: employment length, reason for leaving previous rentals, emergency contacts, non-landlord references

**Structure**
- Organize into logical categories mirroring the verification workflow
- Make it easy to identify missing information or evasive answers
- Enable systematic application without exception
- Catch professional tenant red flags while maintaining objectivity

## Output

Deliver the screening questionnaire with:

1. **Categorized Questions**: Applicant Information, Employment & Income, Rental History, References, Additional Information—each question numbered within its section

2. **Verification Methods**: After each category, explain how to objectively confirm the information (which documents to request, which third parties to contact)

3. **Red Flags Section**: Warning signs requiring additional scrutiny, with objective criteria

4. **Documentation Checklist**: Complete list of materials to collect from every applicant to support the screening decision

The questionnaire must be thorough enough to identify problematic applicants yet efficient enough for consistent use with every candidate.