Third Party Credit Check

sneha1965 · #1 05-31-2011, 02:28 PM

Anyone here a landlord and run a third party credit check for tenants? I am going to be leasing a condo and need to run credit checks on prospective renters. However, there is no information on the Credit Bureau sites. How do you run a third party credit check?

MJ5150 · #2 05-31-2011, 02:45 PM

You can go the websites for the major reporting agencies, and there you will see how to check someone else's credit. Make sure you get a signed approval from the prospective tenant(s) before you pull their credit.

-Mike

sneha1965 · #3 05-31-2011, 03:06 PM

Got a link? I'm just not finding it or I don't understand what they are calling it. I see nothing relating to checking a renter or third party check. Everything is about obtaining one's own credit report.

sneha1965 · #4 05-31-2011, 03:43 PM

So the way to go is to completely bypass the big three and go straight to the American Apartment Owners Association. Completely user friendly.

warnergt · #5 05-31-2011, 04:07 PM

Even the big three credit bureaus are technically third parties.

sneha1965 · #6 05-31-2011, 04:09 PM

Do you write error messages for Microsoft?

MJ5150 · #7 05-31-2011, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by sneha1965

Got a link? I'm just not finding it or I don't understand what they are calling it. I see nothing relating to checking a renter or third party check. Everything is about obtaining one's own credit report.

https://www.experian.com/screening-s...ning-services/

-Mike

sneha1965 · #8 05-31-2011, 04:41 PM

I checked this link out but it is for screening not a credit check. Screening gives info on residence, eviction, criminal history, sex offenses, telecheck, and SSN fraud.

MJ5150 · #9 05-31-2011, 04:49 PM

When I click on the link, I see options for credit scores. See...

-Mike

sneha1965 · #10 05-31-2011, 04:57 PM

Sorry man, you're right. I'm smoking crack. I am thinking of a different site. I think I bypassed this because IIRC you have to file out their form and wait for them to contact you and I was trying to find something more immediate.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MJ5150

When I click on the link, I see options for credit scores. See...

-Mike

MJ5150 · #11 05-31-2011, 04:58 PM

Yeah, you do have to sign up and get legit before you can start running peoples credit and doing background checks. But hey, that is a good thing in a way.

-Mike