Rental Credit Reporting (RCR) was established in 1977 to solve screening problems the Houston Apartment Association founders felt plagued the local apartment industry. RCR has unsurpassed data on resident rental histories in the Houston region. 

The Houston Apartment Association and SafeRent Solutions have partnered to expand RCR in order to provide more resources to make consistent, accurate and Fair Housing compliant leasing decisions. RCR  includes the following searches in one bundled report with immediate and unlimited inquiry access.

National Eviction Search - National landlord-tenant history (more than 34 million landlord-tenant court records including filings, judgments and liens). Local resident rental history including evictions, amount owed at move-out, broken lease information, NSF checks, deposit disposition.

Texas Statewide Criminal Data Search - Instant delivery of available felony and misdemeanor records from Texas statewide and 18+ supplemental counties including Harris, Montgomery, Fort Bend, Brazoria and Waller.

AppALERT - OFAC listings of known or suspected terrorists, fugitives and Most Wanted alerts from various federal data sources, including FBI, US Marshall, DEA and other federal agencies. 

Multi-State Sex Offender Search - Instantly informs your staff if a prospective or current resident is a registered sex offender. 

Move-in/Move-out Entry - Submit your property’s rental history data online through RCR's familiar and easy-to-use tools.

Eviction Entry - Protect yourself and other properties by registering your evictions with RCR.   

Inquiry History - Know where else your applicant is applying.

Quick and Easy - Information is entered into an easy-to-use Web application and a report is delivered instantly.

Cost Effective - offers unlimited inquiries.

Immediate Access - Inquiries concerning prospective residents can be made online, 24/7.

Monthly Activity Report - Each owner/management company may request access to a monthly report showing their properties system use.

Optional Screening Services – Additional credit and criminal services are available as a supplement to your standard RCR screening product.

For *approximately .35 cents per unit per month,  RCR can help make sure you know who your prospective residents are.

Please contact us for the pricing on larger unit counts. (* price break at 5,000+ units)

Houston Apartment Association works hard to keep our services, products, and events at the lowest price possible for our members while still providing quality service. From time to time, it becomes necessary to increase our pricing to meet the rising costs in these areas. As such, effective January 1, 2024, your RCR product will slightly increase by $0.03 per unit.