Manual tenant screening takes 3-5 days, loses good applicants, and creates Fair Housing risk. Jacob screens tenants in hours with consistent criteria, complete documentation, and built-in compliance. He handles document review, income verification, credit checks, background checks, eviction history, and rental verification — delivering clear recommendations so you can make confident decisions fast.
Jacob is Lodg.AI's AI Screening Specialist. He handles the entire screening workflow — from document collection to final recommendation. No manual data entry. No switching between systems. Everything documented and compliant.
Applicants submit documents through your branded screening link. Jacob reviews pay stubs, bank statements, tax returns, and ID documents automatically.
Jacob checks income against your requirements (e.g., 3x rent). He handles W-2 employees and self-employed applicants — analyzing pay stubs, tax returns, 1099s, and bank statements.
Jacob pulls credit reports from major bureaus (TransUnion, Equifax, Experian) and evaluates score, payment history, collections, and bankruptcies against your thresholds.
Jacob runs comprehensive background checks including criminal history (national and county-level), sex offender registry, eviction history from court records, and identity verification.
Jacob contacts previous landlords automatically to collect payment history, lease violations, property condition reports, and re-rent recommendations.
Your screening criteria are codified — applied identically to every applicant. Jacob adapts to state and local regulations, generates adverse action notices, and creates complete audit trails.
Jacob presents a clear recommendation — Approve, Deny, or Conditional — with all supporting data. You make the final decision. All overrides are documented with your reasoning.
Jacob fits into the complete tenant lifecycle. Here's how screening works from inquiry to approved lease.
Kelsey (AI Leasing Inquiry Specialist) pre-screens leads and schedules tours. When a prospect is ready to apply, Kelsey sends them the application link. Jacob takes over from here. See how Kelsey generates qualified leads.
Applicant completes your branded application and submits required documents (pay stubs, ID, bank statements, etc.). Data flows into Jacob automatically — no manual entry required.
Jacob runs all checks simultaneously: credit, background, income, rental history. Results populate in minutes, not days. Missing items trigger automatic follow-up to the applicant.
Jacob evaluates against your pre-set criteria. Same standards applied to every applicant. Exceptions flagged for your review. All evaluation logic documented.
Jacob presents: Approve, Deny, or Conditional — with all supporting data displayed. You confirm or override. Decision logged with timestamp and reasoning.
Approved applicants flow to lease generation. Tenant data carries forward — no re-entry. Learn about Lodg.AI's leasing workflow.
Property managers lose qualified tenants not because their criteria are wrong — but because manual processes are too slow, too inconsistent, and create compliance risk.
Manual screening takes 3-5 days. Good applicants accept offers from faster properties. Speed is a competitive advantage in tight markets.
Different team members apply different standards. Creates Fair Housing liability. Impossible to defend decisions without documentation.
No audit trail means no defense. FCRA requires adverse action notices — easy to miss manually. State regulations vary — hard to track manually.
Copying between spreadsheets, emails, screening services. Errors and delays at every step. Staff time wasted on busywork instead of growth.
Fair Housing compliance requires consistent application of screening criteria. Jacob provides the tools to screen defensibly — not legal advice.
Your standards are codified — not subject to interpretation. Every applicant evaluated identically. No "gut feeling" decisions that can't be defended in Fair Housing disputes.
This consistency is your best defense. You can demonstrate that decisions were based on objective, pre-defined standards applied uniformly.
Every action timestamped: who accessed what, when criteria were applied, what data supported the decision. Decision reasoning captured automatically.
Reconstruct any screening months later. No relying on memory or scattered emails. Full audit trail available for compliance reviews.
FCRA requires specific notices when denying based on credit or background information. Jacob generates compliant notices automatically.
Includes required disclosures, dispute instructions, and reporting agency contact information. Zero missed compliance requirements.
Ban-the-box laws limit criminal history timing. Some cities prohibit credit checks. Application fees have caps in many jurisdictions.
Jacob adapts criteria by location. One platform works across your entire portfolio regardless of jurisdiction.
Note: Lodg.AI provides tools for consistent screening — not legal advice. Consult legal counsel for compliance questions specific to your jurisdiction.
Screening is one part of the tenant journey. Here's how Jacob connects with Kelsey and Anna to deliver end-to-end operations.
One Platform, Complete Workflow: No gaps between lead → application → screening → lease → operations. Data flows through — no re-entry, no lost context. This is the difference between a screening vendor and an operations platform.
You can't afford 3-5 days per application. Jacob screens in hours so you don't lose good tenants.
Compliance documentation you'd never have time to create manually — built in automatically.
Your team is scaling — consistency matters. Jacob applies the same criteria across every property, every team member.
Audit trail protects you as you grow and face increased scrutiny.
Different jurisdictions, different rules. Jacob adapts criteria by location.
One platform, consistent process, compliant everywhere.
Screening time reduced from 3-5 days to under 24 hours
In time spent on document collection and follow-up
Of decisions documented with complete audit trail
Adverse action notices — automatic FCRA compliance
Time-to-lease from application to signed agreement
Common questions about Jacob and AI tenant screening
Stop losing good tenants to slow screening. Let Jacob handle document review, verification, and compliance while you focus on growing your portfolio.