Landlords often screen potential tenants to to determine the risk involved in renting a property to a prospective tenant. The presence of an eviction record may cause a tenant to be regarded as high risk, and some landlords may chose not to rent to a person with an eviction record. If a tenant has been evicted by a landlord in the past, an eviction record may be present on the tenant's credit report. Eviction records may also be found in court records, which can be obtained in person by going to the courthouse; some courts also allow court records to be looked up online. Tenant screening services used by landlords can also obtain eviction records by running background checks. It is possible to have an eviction record expunged in certain situations, such as in the event of an eviction settlement, though state laws vary concerning the removal of eviction records.