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How to check a potential tenant's credit
Obtain the applicant's personal information.
To run a credit check, you'll need certain personal information from the applicant. Get the following :
Full legal name date of birth social security number previous address landlord contact information
Get permission to do a credit check.
Protect yourself by having the applicant agree in writing that you can run the credit check. Put the permission on a sheet of paper that is separate from the rest of the application.