Tenant Screening Form
Screen an applicant with employment, income, rental history, references and consent to check.
A ready-to-use real estate & property form for agents, lettings teams and property managers: 28 questions, 5 pages, 4 conditional rules.
- Questions
- 28
- Pages
- 5
- Layouts
- classic · card
- Conditional rules
- 4
- Typical time
- 10 min
Searches this template answers
- tenant screening form
- tenant application form
- rental screening form
- landlord reference form
- free tenant screening form template
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This is the real form. Answer it to test the 2 conditional rules — nothing is sent or stored.
Page 1 of 5 — Applicant
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What happens after submit: nothing is stored in this preview. On your own copy, every response triggers an instant email notification and lands in your response dashboard, ready to export or forward.
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Who this template is for
Tenant Screening Form is built for agents, lettings teams and property managers who need to pre-qualify enquiries and gather documents up front.
- Agents, lettings teams and property managers working in real estate & property.
- Teams who need to pre-qualify enquiries and gather documents up front without writing code or paying for a custom build.
- Anyone replacing viewings booked with people who were never eligible with one structured record per enquiry.
- Respondents are buyers, renters and landlords — the form asks them 28 questions across 5 screens.
- Mobile-heavy audiences, thanks to the one-question-per-screen card layout.
Why this form is useful
It removes the cost of viewings booked with people who were never eligible and turns each submission into a record your team can act on immediately.
- 12 questions are required, so submissions arrive complete instead of needing a follow-up email.
- It collects a verified email address so replies and confirmations land.
- It captures a phone number for urgent follow-up.
- It accepts a document or photo upload as evidence.
- It records a signature you can keep as proof of agreement.
- It pins the request to a specific date.
- It captures a full postal address.
- It captures a numeric value you can filter and sort on.
How to use this template
From copy to live form is a few minutes of work, and every step is reversible.
- 1Press “Use this template” — a fresh copy of Tenant Screening Form lands in your workspace, ready to edit.
- 2Rename or delete any question, and change what is required. Nothing here is fixed.
- 3Open Notifications and add the email addresses that should be alerted on each submission; add an auto-reply to the respondent if the form collects an email address.
- 4Check the upload limits on the file question so respondents can attach what you actually need.
- 5Publish it, then either share the link directly or paste the embed snippet into your site — the embedded form resizes to fit and loads no marketing or advertising trackers.
- 6Watch responses land in Submissions, where you can filter, label and export them to CSV or PDF.
Logic and conditions blueprint
Exactly how this form behaves as it is answered — 4 conditional rules ship with it.
- Features advanced show logic: if “Employment status” is Self-employed, the form dynamically exposes “Accountant name and contact”. Otherwise that question never appears.
- Features conditional validation: if “Do you have pets?” is Yes, “Type, breed and number of pets” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent.
- Features conditional validation: if “Are you currently renting?” is Yes, “Current landlord name and phone” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent.
- Features advanced show logic: if “Will anyone else live at the property?” is Yes, the form dynamically exposes “Names and ages of other occupants”. Otherwise that question never appears.
- All 4 rules are editable in the Logic tab, and the built-in checker warns about rules that contradict each other.
About this template
Screening is only defensible when every applicant answers the same questions in the same order, and that is what a form gives you that a phone call does not. This one collects the applicant and any co-applicants, the property and move-in date they are applying for, and the household — occupants, pets and vehicles — before it touches money. Employment captures the employer, role, length of service and gross income, with a self-employed answer opening accounts and accountant details instead of a payslip request. Rental history asks for the current landlord, tenancy dates, rent paid and permission to contact them, which is the reference that actually predicts behaviour. A consent block records written permission to run credit and background checks and states the fair-housing position, so your process is consistent and documented for every applicant.
What this form asks
Every question is editable — rename it, make it optional, or delete it entirely.
Page 1 — Applicant
- Full legal namerequired
- Date of birthrequired
- Email addressrequired
- Mobile numberrequired
- Property you are applying forrequired
- Preferred move-in daterequired
Page 2 — Household
- Will anyone else live at the property?required
- Names and ages of other occupants
- Do you have pets?required
- Type, breed and number of pets
- Vehicles to be parked
- Do you smoke?
Page 3 — Income
- Employment statusrequired
- Employer or business name
- Job title
- Years in current role
- Gross annual income
- Accountant name and contact
- Proof of income (payslips, accounts)
Page 4 — Rental history and references
- Are you currently renting?required
- Current address
- Current landlord name and phone
- Current monthly rent
- Tenancy start date
- Reason for moving
- Personal reference name and phone
Page 5 — Consent
- Screening consentrequired
- Applicant signaturerequired
28 questions in total.
How the form changes as it's filled in
This template ships with 4 conditional rules, grouped into 4 behaviours driven by 4 questions. Everything below is already set up — edit or delete any rule once the template is in your workspace.
Driven by “Employment status”
- Reveals questions
If “Employment status” is Self-employed, the form reveals “Accountant name and contact”.
Driven by “Do you have pets?”
- Makes answers required
If “Do you have pets?” is Yes, “Type, breed and number of pets” becomes required before the form can be submitted.
Driven by “Are you currently renting?”
- Makes answers required
If “Are you currently renting?” is Yes, “Current landlord name and phone” becomes required before the form can be submitted.
Driven by “Will anyone else live at the property?”
- Reveals questions
If “Will anyone else live at the property?” is Yes, the form reveals “Names and ages of other occupants”.
What it pairs with
Most teams don't run this form on its own. These are the forms and systems it sits next to.
- Rental Application Form
- Property Valuation Request Form
- Maintenance Request Form
Works in both layouts
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Frequently asked questions
Does this run the credit check for me?
No. It collects the written consent and the data your screening provider needs; the check itself happens in that provider.
How do I keep screening fair?
Publish your criteria, ask every applicant the identical questions and record decisions against those criteria — the form gives you the identical-questions part.
Can co-applicants fill their own copy?
Yes. Send each adult their own link so signatures and consent are individually attributable.
Is the Tenant Screening Form template free to use?
Yes. You can preview and test Tenant Screening Form on this page without an account, and take a copy into your own HelloForms workspace on the free plan. There is nothing to install and no card required to publish it.
What does the Tenant Screening Form template ask for?
It asks 28 questions across 5 pages, 12 of which are required. Every question is listed in full further down this page, and each one can be renamed, reordered, made optional or deleted after you copy the template.
Can I edit the Tenant Screening Form form after copying it?
Yes — the copy is entirely yours. Change wording, add or remove questions, switch between the classic and card layouts, restyle it to match your brand, and set who gets notified on each submission.
How does the conditional logic in this real estate & property form work?
4 conditional rules ship with the template: Features advanced show logic: if “Employment status” is Self-employed, the form dynamically exposes “Accountant name and contact”. Otherwise that question never appears. Features conditional validation: if “Do you have pets?” is Yes, “Type, breed and number of pets” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent. Features conditional validation: if “Are you currently renting?” is Yes, “Current landlord name and phone” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent. All rules are editable in the Logic tab.
Where do responses to the Tenant Screening Form form go?
Submissions land in your workspace under Submissions, where you can search, filter, label and export them to CSV or PDF. You can also email a notification to your team on every submission and send the respondent an auto-reply.
Can I embed the Tenant Screening Form form on my own website?
Yes. Publish the form and paste the embed snippet into any page or share the direct link. The embedded form resizes to fit its container and loads no advertising or marketing trackers inside the iframe.
Can respondents upload files?
Yes. This template includes a file upload question, so respondents can attach documents or photos with their answers. You can adjust the accepted file types and size limits on that question.
Is the signature on this form legally usable?
The template captures a drawn signature and stores it with the submission, along with the timestamp, so you keep evidence of who agreed and when. Whether that is sufficient depends on your jurisdiction and the agreement itself.
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