Landlords are collecting the cash, but tenants are still finding themselves out on the streets. This issue has become very real in the real estate market of today.

It seems that although you’re landlord may be collecting the rent, some are not turning it over to the bank. Perhaps the home is underwater and they just don’t see the point, with the courts clogged with foreclosures, it could be years before the case stands in front of a judge and what better way to make a few extra bucks?

Protect yourself! There was a time when landlords did background checks on their tenants before they rented them their homes, in today’s market; doing a background check on the landlord is just as good of an idea.