Derek Exley, Founder and President of Reusable Tenant Screening Reports, was looking for a residential rental in 2025 when he discovered how inefficient, frustrating, and financially burdensome the tenant screening process was for renters. Each rental opportunity he encountered required a new tenant screening report, which meant more time and more money. By the time he signed a lease, he had spent hundreds of dollars and many hours on the reports, providing the same information each time and generating the same results.
“The process was so frustrating that it inspired me to look for a way to help others avoid paying repeatedly to obtain the same report,” Exley recalls. “I found that there were laws that opened the door for portable tenant screening reports (PTSRs) — ones that could be used multiple times — but no provider was offering them. So I set out to solve the problem for renters.”
Reusable Tenant Screening Reports is the solution Exley developed. Powered by TransUnion™ data, the platform modernizes the rental application process by providing tenants with a fully reusable, state-compliant screening report. It empowers renters to pay once for a comprehensive report — including credit, criminal, eviction, address, employment, and income verification — that can be shared with multiple landlords or property managers. Because the report is generated in real time and stored on a secure server, landlords and property managers can proceed with confidence knowing they are getting accurate, timely, and complete data on a potential tenant.
“Reusable Tenant Screening Reports is focused on tenant empowerment, cost savings, and compliance,” Exley says. “It’s a platform designed to save money and reduce friction in competitive rental markets by addressing the inefficiencies and high costs of traditional tenant screening.”
Reusable Tenant Screening Reports Streamlines the Tenant Screening Process
Reusable Tenant Screening Reports solution streamlines the screening process for both tenants and landlords. By making a single payment, prospective tenants get a report they can share with up to 150 landlords or property managers for 30 days, eliminating extra application fees and expanding their rental options while saving time and money.
Once invited by renters, prospective landlords or property managers can conveniently and confidently view reports on the Reusable Tenant Screening Reports website at no cost to them. The accuracy and completeness of the reports are verified through Reusable Tenant Screening Reports’ partnership with TransUnion™. Reusable Tenant Screening Reports’ trustworthiness is also supported by its Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) guidelines certification and its membership in both the National Consumer Reporting Association (NCRA) and the Apartment Association of Southern Colorado (AASC), providing a state and national connection to apartment associations.
“The Reusable Tenant Screening Reports platform is a system that ensures the screening report has not been altered, which allows both parties to proceed with confidence,” Exley explains. “It fixes what was an incomplete system, saving renters time and money while reducing stress and fostering transparency in the application process.”
Reusable Tenant Screening Gives Prospective Tenants an Edge over Other Renters
Today’s real estate market is extremely competitive for those looking for rentals. Recent statistics show that, on average, nine renters compete for every available property. Consequently, being able to move quickly and apply often is important. Reusable Tenant Screening Reports’ platform gives prospective tenants a frictionless tool that is able to support both of those goals.
“Reusable Tenant Screening Reports allows prospective tenants to be in the driver’s seat during their residential rental search,” Exley shares. “Depending on how many states or counties a prospective tenant has lived in, reports are usually available immediately, which can help reduce the time the rental property takes to screen them. And by doing away with the repeat fees, the reusable report empowers renters to consider more places, which means more options and more chances of securing a lease.”
Having an easy, reliable system for sharing screening reports can also make prospective tenants more appealing to landlords. With Reusable Tenant Screening Reports, landlords can trust they are getting accurate, comprehensive, and timely tenant information verified by TransUnion™, allowing them to proceed with confidence.
“Landlords and property managers can instantly access tenant qualifications via TransUnion’s™ trusted data, speeding up the rental process,” Exley explains. “Reusable Tenant Screening Reports solution allows them to pre-qualify tenants before a showing by tapping into the reports. And the platform is free for landlords and property managers to access and use.”
Reusable Tenant Screening Reports Helps Tenants with Rising Rental Costs
Rental prices have spiked over the past five years, driven to all-time highs by a mix of inflation, lack of inventory, a shifting workforce, and other factors. To help renters, state legislators have begun passing laws that cut down on renters’ costs by giving them the right to utilize reusable screening reports. Reusable Tenant Screening Reports’ platform helps renters take advantage of the cost savings the new screening report laws make available.
“State lawmakers took a significant step toward giving renters relief by passing PTSR or RTSR laws in many states, but there was no tool to help renters take advantage of the legislation,” Exley says. “My platform fills the gap by providing a product that helps prospective tenants save time and money during their rental search, allowing them to apply to more places without extra charges.”
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