I check my credit report every year, but were you were aware that you should also check your Tenant History Report every year?
The Tenant History Report should be checked annually even if you do not rent an apartment. Just like a credit report, a Tenant History Report can alert you if anyone has applied for a rental unit under your name. This actually happened to me. At the time, I was living in my own home and not renting. However, when I seperated from my ex-husband and attempted to rent a unit for me and my children, it came to light that someone had used my identity to rent an apartment. This did not show up on my credit report, yet it tarnished my ability to rent a good unit. In fact, when I initially went to apply for my own rental unit, I was denied several times because the other individual had not paid rent on time and my income was not high enough for me to rent two units! In the end, I had to move in with family until I was able to clear up the discrepency. I also had to provide a larger security deposit in order to obtain an apartment for me and my children.
Obtaining an apartment in your name can also be used as a gateway to steal your entire identity. The individual can then apply for credit in your name and have it delivered to the apartment that they also rented in your name. If I would have known of this before I actually needed an apartment, I could have saved myself the added expenses and a huge headache. Hopefully, you can learn from my mistake.
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