What Makes Kelpic Different
Screening That Fits Your Workflow
Kelpic® captures the applicant's screening consent inside the application, stores the report you ran against their record, and keeps every approve-or-deny decision documented. You keep the screening service you already trust.
What Kelpic does
- Captures written screening consent inside the application
- Collects residence, employment, income, occupants, and references
- Stores the report you ran on the applicant's record
- Requires a denial reason and keeps a timestamped decision trail
- Turns an approval into tenant, lease, first bill, and deposit hold
What Kelpic doesn't do
Kelpic is not a consumer reporting agency and does not pull or resell screening reports. That means Kelpic does not provide:
- Credit reports or credit scores
- Criminal record searches
- Eviction history searches
- Third-party income or identity verification
You run those through the screening service of your choice. Our tenant screening guide walks through what a full check covers and the rules that apply.
How Screening Works in Kelpic
Four steps, from listing page to signed lease.
- 1
Applicant applies online
They complete the application from your property's public listing page — residence history, employment, occupants, vehicles, pets, emergency contacts, and disclosures. Screening consent is one of the steps, so authorization is captured before anyone orders a report.
- 2
You run the report where you already run it
Kelpic doesn't resell consumer reports. Use the screening service you trust — the applicant's details and signed consent are already collected, so there's nothing to re-key or chase.
- 3
Attach the report to the application
Upload the finished report to that applicant's record. It sits with everything else you're weighing, so the full picture is on one screen instead of split between an inbox and a spreadsheet.
- 4
Approve or deny — with the reasoning on record
Approving creates the tenant, the lease, the first bill, and the security deposit hold in a single transaction. Denying requires a reason, and either way the application keeps a timestamped trail of who decided what, and when.
What the Application Already Collects
The context that makes a screening report actually mean something — gathered before you spend a dollar on one.
Residence history
Previous addresses, dates, and landlord contacts.
Employment & income
Employer, position, and stated income.
Occupants & vehicles
Everyone who will live there, plus parking.
Pets
Pet details captured up front, not after move-in.
Emergency contacts
On file from day one.
Disclosures & consent
Including written screening authorization.
A note on compliance
Screening reports are consumer reports under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act. You need written consent before ordering one, and an adverse action notice if you deny an applicant based even partly on what it says. Fair housing law also requires you apply the same written criteria to every applicant. Kelpic keeps the consent and the decision record; sending notices and following the rules in your jurisdiction remains yours. This page is general information, not legal advice.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Kelpic run tenant background checks?
No. Kelpic does not pull credit, criminal, or eviction reports, and is not a consumer reporting agency. You run the report through the screening service you already use. Kelpic collects the applicant's FCRA screening consent as part of the online application, gives you a place to attach the finished report to that applicant's record, and keeps the decision documented.
How does Kelpic handle screening consent?
The online rental application includes a screening consent step, so the applicant's written authorization is captured before you order any report. That consent is stored on the application record with the rest of their submission, which means you are not chasing a signed form separately.
Where does the screening report live once I've run it?
You upload it to the application it belongs to. The report sits alongside the applicant's residence history, employment, income, occupants, pets, and references, so everything you used to make the decision is in one place if you ever need to justify it.
Does Kelpic help with adverse action notices?
Kelpic keeps the record, not the notice. Denying an application requires a denial reason, and the application keeps a timestamped activity trail. That documentation is what the FCRA adverse action process depends on, but you are still responsible for sending the notice itself and for following the law in your jurisdiction.
Make every application decision defensible
Consent captured, reports filed where they belong, and a record of why you said yes or no — without changing the screening service you already use.