First Advantage is discontinuing Resident Screening.
What's the next move for your portfolio?
As of June 30, 2026, First Advantage Resident Screening is offline. They're routing customers to legacy platforms. Property operators have a modern alternative in Checkr Tenant.
Talk to our team about volume pricing, dedicated support, and API access.
What this means for your business
First Advantage will support customers through a transition window from May 1 to June 30, 2026. After that, the Resident Screening business is fully discontinued. Historical reports must be downloaded within 90 days, or by July 31, 2026 at the latest. Operators should plan migration now to avoid gaps in leasing workflows.
First Advantage continues to fulfill orders and respond to inquiries during this period.
Final day to submit new screening orders. After this, the platform is offline.
Last opportunity to export historical reports from your First Advantage account for compliance retention.
Onboard your leasing team, validate workflows, and start screening before the FA cutoff.
Sign up freeMigration checklist for property operators
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Export historical reports for compliance retention. Sign in to your First Advantage Resident Screening account and download any reports your business is required to retain. Complete by July 31, 2026.
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Evaluate providers on your terms, not FA's. First Advantage named TransUnion (SmartMove) as their preferred partner, but your team is free to choose. Compare coverage, decision velocity, and operator workflows before committing.
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Stand up your replacement now. Pick your platform, onboard leasing staff, and validate end-to-end so there's no gap in screening continuity. Checkr Tenant onboarding takes minutes, not weeks.
The rigor your portfolio demands.
Credit, income, assets, criminal, eviction, and identity verification, all in one platform. Reduce fraud with data sourced direct from banks, credit bureaus, and government records. Consolidated into a single, audit-ready report your leasing team can decision against. No tool-switching, no document chasing, no coverage gaps.
Built to handle volume.
One report. Six data points your leasing team can rely on. Verified, consolidated, and decision-ready.
Talk to our team about volume pricing, dedicated support, and API access.
Tenant screening that grows with your portfolio.
Configure by property, manage by team, integrate by API. Built for operators who need screening to keep pace with their leasing pipeline.
Customize by property
Configure screening packages per portfolio, market, or property type. Apply the right level of rigor to the right unit.
Centralized team management
Roll up screening spend, control who can run reports, and share screenings across your leasing team with built-in governance.
Onboard leasing staff fast
New team members productive on day one. No certifications, no week-long training. The workflow is the training.
API & PMS integration
Connect Checkr Tenant to your existing PMS stack via API. Yardi integration in active rollout; additional property management partners onboarding.
Checkr Tenant vs.
TransUnion SmartMove
Decision-ready reports for leasing teams that can't afford coverage gaps.
| Capability | Checkr Tenant | SmartMove |
|---|---|---|
| Credit score (TransUnion data) | ||
| Bank-verified income | ||
| Identity verification (license + selfie) | ||
| Eviction history | Add-on charge | |
| Criminal coverage across all 50 states | Missing 8 states | |
| Mobile applicant workflow | Email back-and-forth | |
| Applicant-pay model | ||
| Platform fees | None | None |
What customers say SmartMove gets wrong.
"Have tried Transunion SmartMove in the past, and it was only average — it covers only about half the states and missed a few things on the background check that we found only through internet searches ourselves."
"[Reports] came back with 'Not enough info'. They make well in excess of the rent, about 5 times. Verified income. But there's no credit cards, no late bills, no loans, no anything to judge them on."
"The income tool just guesses based on credit history. It doesn't show what they actually earn."
Sources: BiggerPockets landlord forums, rentwithclara.com 2026 review, FTC/CFPB settlement filings. SmartMove also lacks built-in identity verification, has no criminal coverage in DE, HI, KY, MA, NJ, SD, WY or Cook County, IL, and only offers income "analysis" rather than verified income data. These are material gaps for portfolios that screen at volume.
Three steps.
Your team's running today.
From application received to leasing decision without manual document review, follow-ups, or coverage gaps.
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Onboard your team
Minutes to set up. No credit card, no procurement cycle.
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Invite the applicant
Applicants are notified and finish everything in one sitting. Your team doesn't chase documents.
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Decision with confidence
Same-day reports. Audit-ready data your team can underwrite against.
June 30 already passed.
Stand up your Checkr Tenant account today. Run your first screening, validate the workflow with your leasing team, and have everyone trained to minimize downtime from the FA cutoff.
Talk to our team about volume pricing, dedicated support, and API access.
Quick answers
When is First Advantage shutting down?
June 30, 2026 was the last day to order new reports. Your team should export historical reports for compliance retention by July 31, 2026 before access ends.
Does our business have to use SmartMove?
No. First Advantage named TransUnion as their preferred partner, but your team can evaluate any provider. Many property operators are choosing Checkr Tenant instead.
How much does this cost the business?
Nothing up front. The applicant pays at checkout. No platform fees, no contracts. Per-screening pricing starts at $24.99. Predictable for your finance team to model.
How fast does our team get the report?
Most reports return the same day. Your team is notified the moment a report is decision-ready.
Can we manage screening across multiple properties and teams?
Yes. Configure screening packages per property, control who on your team can run reports, and share completed screenings across leasing staff. Spend and governance roll up to your business so finance and ops stay in sync.
Do you integrate with our PMS?
Checkr Tenant features are fully accessible via API. A Yardi integration is in active rollout and additional property management partners are onboarding. Talk to our team about your stack.
Can we migrate our First Advantage workflows over?
Yes. Checkr Tenant onboarding takes minutes, not weeks. Export your historical First Advantage reports before July 31, 2026 to retain a compliance record.
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