# Tenant Background Search — Per-report tenant screening packages from $19.95 with no membership, subscription or order minimum. > Source: Landlord Bench — https://landlordbench.com/tenant-background-search (structured, researched, re-verified) Tenant Background Search is an online tenant screening service that sells single applicant reports in four fixed packages. Each package adds data to the one below it, from nationwide criminal records up to credit, eviction and bank income information. **Best for:** Small landlords who screen a few applicants a year and want no subscription | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Website | https://www.tenantbackgroundsearch.com/ | | Category | Tenant screening services, Landlords who self-manage, Free landlord software | | Open source | No | | Price | $19.95 per report | | Price checked | 29 October 2026 | Screenshot of Tenant Background Search: https://landlordbench.com/img/1920/screenshots/tenant-background-search.webp, captured 31 October 2026 **What we checked** - Pages last read: 29 October 2026 - Price on its site: From $19.95 per report (From its pricing page) ## Tenant Background Search price and terms **Terms** - Free plan or trial: No - Sign up without sales: Yes Read on https://www.tenantbackgroundsearch.com/standard.aspx, 29 October 2026. ## What we checked on Tenant Background Search ### What a screening holds and costs **Reports included** · Partly — The entry package carries only nationwide criminal, sex offender registry and watchlist searches; the credit report, the eviction report and bank income data each require a dearer package, and only the credit pull is tied to a named agency. > Credit report — upgrade to Standard Plus > — https://www.tenantbackgroundsearch.com/standard.aspx · Standard Package, "What's included" list, excluded items, checked 29 October 2026 **Price of a screening** · Yes — All four packages carry a published one-time price per applicant, from $19.95 for Standard to $41.95 for Comprehensive + Assets, with no subscription or minimum order. > Standard $19.95 Standard Plus $27.95 Comprehensive $35.95 Comprehensive + Assets $41.95 > — https://www.tenantbackgroundsearch.com/ · Tenant Background Check Packages, Full Feature Comparison table header row, checked 29 October 2026 **Who pays for screening** · Yes — The landlord chooses at order time who pays: the order page offers "I Will Pay" or "Tenant Will Pay", and the applicant route works through a secure invite link. > On the following page you have the option to select "I Will Pay" or "Tenant Will Pay". > — https://www.tenantbackgroundsearch.com/faq.aspx · FAQ, "Can my tenant order and pay for the Tenant Screening" answer, checked 29 October 2026 **How fast the reports come** · Partly — Marketing promises results in minutes, but the vendor's own FAQ says the completed report only returns after the applicant authorises it online, which can take an indefinite amount of time. > This process can take an indefinite amount of time to complete depending on the response time from the tenant/applicant. > — https://www.tenantbackgroundsearch.com/faq.aspx · FAQ, "How long does the report take to return?" answer, checked 29 October 2026 ### Ordering and getting help **Free to the landlord** · Yes — A landlord can run a screening at no cost to themselves by sending the applicant an invite link and selecting the tenant-pays option at checkout. > Yes, you can use the "invite an applicant" feature to have your applicants pay for their report. > — https://www.tenantbackgroundsearch.com/faq.aspx · FAQ, applicant-pays answer, checked 29 October 2026 **Order without a sales call** · Yes — Ordering is entirely online: pick a report, enter the details, create an account at checkout, and no sales call, membership or on-site inspection is required. > Create an account in under a minute — no subscriptions, no memberships, no minimums. > — https://www.tenantbackgroundsearch.com/aboutus.aspx · About Us, closing "Ready to screen your next tenant?" block, checked 29 October 2026 **Support** · Partly — The contact page lists email only, with weekday business hours in Central Time; it gives no phone number and no chat, so help outside those hours is limited to the online account. > Hours of Operation Monday – Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Central Time > — https://www.tenantbackgroundsearch.com/contactUs.aspx · Contact Us, Email and Hours of Operation panel, checked 29 October 2026 **Still sold** · Yes — live: the site sells all four packages to new customers today and has just relaunched a redesigned ordering and report-management experience. > Welcome to our refreshed site! We've redesigned Tenant Background Search to make ordering and managing your reports faster and easier. > — https://www.tenantbackgroundsearch.com/ · Site-wide announcement banner above the header, checked 29 October 2026 ## Tenant Background Search 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. - [RentSpree](https://landlordbench.com/rentspree) · Free plan, then $8.99 a month: Rental workflow software with free listings and applicant-paid screening options. - [Landlord Studio](https://landlordbench.com/landlord-studio) · Free plan, then $15 a month: Rental listings, screening, rent collection and landlord bookkeeping in one app, free for up to three units. - [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. - [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. - [PayRent](https://landlordbench.com/payrent) · Free plan, then $29 a month: Rent collection app for independent landlords, with payment controls and free rent reporting. All 9 publish a price. [All 9 alternatives](https://landlordbench.com/tenant-background-search/alternatives/) ## Sources and changes Last changed 31 October 2026 **Sources on tenantbackgroundsearch.com** (5) - https://www.tenantbackgroundsearch.com/, read 29 October 2026 - https://www.tenantbackgroundsearch.com/faq.aspx, read 29 October 2026 - https://www.tenantbackgroundsearch.com/standard.aspx, read 29 October 2026 - https://www.tenantbackgroundsearch.com/aboutus.aspx, read 29 October 2026 - https://www.tenantbackgroundsearch.com/contactUs.aspx, read 29 October 2026 ## Is this yours? Claim Tenant Background Search: https://landlordbench.com/claim/tenant-background-search Report an error if a fact is wrong: hello@landlordbench.com, subject "Report an error: Tenant Background Search (tenant-background-search)".