How Do Landlords Check Your Rental History?

Before you move into an apartment, your potential landlord is going to take the time to look into your history and make sure that you are going to be a good tenant for them. Landlords will have a big headache and lose a ton of money if they pick the wrong tenant for their property, so they will look into your income, your background, and even your credit history. One thing that the landlord will want to look at as well is your past rental history.
 
Sometimes your potential landlord will ask you for information about your past rental history. You will often need to add those answers into the application form. This will give them a good place to start when it comes to learning more about you, but they will then take the time to verify that information and make sure that you are a good tenant for them to work with. To help confirm your rental history, the landlord will be able to request a rental history report, usually from their chosen private consumer reporting agency.
 
These private consumer reporting agencies will collect a lot of information from many sources, including the credit reporting agencies. It can include a lot of information that will be useful for the landlord, such as any outstanding balances on rent from other properties, any bounced checks that may have affected another landlord, and any criminal records that could affect whether they would want to give you the apartment to live in or not.
 
Usually the landlord will ask for your consent to do this kind of background check before they are able to do it. You will need to sign something known as the tenant information release form so that they have the ability to do this. You can choose not to fill out the document, but this can be risky because the landlord may not feel comfortable renting out to you without it. It is often best to be honest and upfront about your situation with the landlord rather than trying to hide it because the landlord will find out.
 
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