# E-Renter — Pay-as-you-go tenant background and credit screening with no account, membership or monthly fees. > Source: Landlord Bench — https://landlordbench.com/e-renter (structured, researched, re-verified) E-Renter is an FCRA-compliant consumer reporting agency selling per-applicant tenant screening packages that combine identity, background and credit checks. Individual landlords order online without an on-site inspection; property managers can apply for a commercial account with full credit reports. **Best for:** Individual landlords who screen a few applicants a year and want no monthly fee | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Website | https://www.e-renter.com/ | | Category | Tenant screening services, Landlords who self-manage, Small property managers | | Open source | No | | Price | $21.95 per outcome | | Price checked | 27 October 2026 | Screenshot of E-Renter: https://landlordbench.com/img/1920/screenshots/e-renter.webp, captured 29 October 2026 **What we checked** - Pages last read: 27 October 2026 - Price on its site: From $21.95 per outcome (From its pricing page) ## E-Renter price and terms **Terms** - Free plan or trial: No - Sign up without sales: Some plans Read on https://www.e-renter.com/, 27 October 2026. ## What we checked on E-Renter ### What a screening holds and costs **Reports included** · Yes — All three packages carry SSN validation, OFAC, evictions, bankruptcies, liens, judgments, criminal and sex-offender searches; credit is added on Premium and Ultimate, and individual landlords get a pass/fail against their own criteria rather than the full report or score. No consumer reporting agency or bureau partner is named anywhere on the site. > Depending on the level of report you choose, an E-Renter Tenant Background Check includes information about: Bankruptcies Evictions Criminal records Sex offender records Social Security Number Validation OFAC/Patriot Searches > — https://www.e-renter.com/faq/ · FAQ, 'Kinds of Screening Information Available' — 'What does a Tenant Background Check include?', checked 27 October 2026 **Price of a screening** · Yes — Three per-applicant packages are published: Basic at $21.95 background only, Premium at $31.95 and Ultimate at $36.95, the latter two adding $2.49 the tenant pays for credit verification. A rerun of part of a report after an information change costs $9.95 more. > Basic –$21.95 … Ultimate – $36.95 … Premium – $31.95 … Additional $2.49 paid by tenant for credit check verification. > — https://www.e-renter.com/ · Homepage, 'Tenant Screening Packages' cards, checked 27 October 2026 **Who pays for screening** · Partly — The landlord buys and pays for the package itself, but the applicant is billed a separate verification fee by card before the credit check runs, so the cost is split rather than falling on one side. The vendor gives no option to pass the whole package price to the applicant. > Step 3: Tenant Confirmation and Payment of $1.99 Fee (Only if ordering credit check) … Pay $1.99 with credit card or debit card (with Visa or MasterCard logo). > — https://www.e-renter.com/services/process/ · How It Works, Step 3, checked 27 October 2026 **How fast the reports come** · Yes — Background reports come back within one hour during Pacific business hours and same day outside them, while the credit check appears immediately once the applicant has confirmed and paid online, so the credit half depends on the tenant acting. > E-Renter offers one-hour service during our business hours (Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm Pacific time). Evenings and weekends, we provide same-day service for all reports other than the Tenant Credit Check. > — https://www.e-renter.com/faq/ · FAQ, 'The Screening Process' — 'How quickly can I get my reports after I place an order?', checked 27 October 2026 ### Ordering and getting help **Free to the landlord** · No — Opening the account is free and there is no membership or monthly charge, but the landlord pays for every report ordered; only the small credit-verification fee is charged to the applicant, so there is no applicant-pays route to a free screening. > No. E-Renter has no membership fee, no registration fee, and no monthly or yearly fees. You pay only for the reports you order. > — https://www.e-renter.com/faq/ · FAQ, 'Get Started' — 'Is there a membership fee when I sign up for your service?', checked 27 October 2026 **Order without a sales call** · Partly — An individual landlord signs up online and orders without any on-site inspection, but a property manager wanting full credit reports must qualify for a commercial account, meeting business-licence and office requirements and passing an inspection. > To qualify for a Commercial Account you must meet the requirements listed below, and have an on-site inspection: Your business must include tenant screening activities You must have a business license > — https://www.e-renter.com/faq/ · FAQ, 'Get Started' — 'How do I know which account I should have?', checked 27 October 2026 **Support** · Yes — Toll-free and local phone lines are staffed six days a week on published hours in four US time zones, with fax numbers and separate email addresses for customer support, tenant disputes and partnerships; no live chat is offered on the site. > Phone support is available during our regular hours. 1.877.332.0078 Toll-Free 1.360.332.0078 Phone … Email support is available at all times. > — https://www.e-renter.com/contact-us/ · Contact Us, 'By Phone' and 'By Email' blocks, checked 27 October 2026 **United States** · Yes — Screening is sold for rentals throughout the United States with reports available in every state, though the vendor warns that not all record types are obtainable everywhere and publishes a per-state availability page. > Nationwide Service — Tenant screening and credit check reports available in all 50 states > — https://www.e-renter.com/ · Homepage, 'Tenant Screening, Tenant Credit Checks and Background Check Services' feature grid, checked 27 October 2026 **Still sold** · Yes — live — the service is sold to new customers today, with current packages priced on the homepage, an active order flow at app.e-renter.com and branding as E-Renter by ResidentIQ; nothing on the site announces closure. > E-Renter® USA is a FCRA-compliant Consumer Reporting Agency. We help landlords, property managers and firms screen tenants and employees with confidence. > — https://www.e-renter.com/ · Homepage, closing paragraph below the account cards, checked 27 October 2026 ## E-Renter alternatives - [TurboTenant](https://landlordbench.com/turbotenant) · Free plan, then $12.42 a month billed annually: US landlord software for posting rentals, screening, leases and online rent, free with renter-paid fees. - [Rentec Direct](https://landlordbench.com/rentec-direct) · From $25 a month: Property management software for landlords and small managers, priced per unit with free rent payments by bank transfer. - [TenantCloud](https://landlordbench.com/tenantcloud) · From $25 a month: All-in-one rental management: listings, screening, leases, rent collection, maintenance and accounting. - [Hemlane](https://landlordbench.com/hemlane) · Free plan, then $36.50 a month: Rental management software with optional 24/7 repair coordination and leasing help, priced per unit. - [Apartments.com Rental Manager](https://landlordbench.com/apartments-com-rental-manager) · Free plan: Free landlord tools bundled with an Apartments.com listing; applicants and card-paying renters carry the costs. - [Stessa](https://landlordbench.com/stessa) · Free plan, then $15 a month: Free rental bookkeeping, banking, leasing and rent collection for US residential landlords. - [Baselane](https://landlordbench.com/baselane) · Free plan, then $20 a month billed annually: Landlord banking, rent collection and bookkeeping for rental property owners in one account. - [Avail](https://landlordbench.com/avail) · From $9 a seat a month: Free all-in-one software for do-it-yourself landlords: listings, screening, leases, rent and repairs. - [Innago](https://landlordbench.com/innago) · Free plan: Free rental management software for small landlords, paid for by tenant payment and screening fees. All 9 publish a price. [All 9 alternatives](https://landlordbench.com/e-renter/alternatives/) ## Sources and changes Last changed 29 October 2026 **Sources on e-renter.com** (4) - https://www.e-renter.com/, read 27 October 2026 - https://www.e-renter.com/faq/, read 27 October 2026 - https://www.e-renter.com/contact-us/, read 27 October 2026 - https://www.e-renter.com/services/process/, read 27 October 2026 ## Is this yours? Claim E-Renter: https://landlordbench.com/claim/e-renter Report an error if a fact is wrong: hello@landlordbench.com, subject "Report an error: E-Renter (e-renter)".