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Landlords check tenants as a matter of routine. Tenants rarely check landlords. Here is how to do a landlord reference check before you hand over a deposit.
Screening is usually a one-way street. The tenant hands over identity documents, payslips and references; the landlord hands over a set of keys. Yet a poor landlord can cost a tenant their deposit, their health and, in the worst cases, their home. A landlord reference check rebalances that relationship before any money changes hands.
Rental listing scams depend on fake landlords advertising homes they do not own. Consumer protection agencies such as the US Federal Trade Commission warn that scammers often copy real listings, claim to be abroad and unable to show the property, and push for payment by wire transfer, gift cards or cryptocurrency. Before anything else:
Our guide to spotting fake rental listings covers these warning signs in detail.
The most useful reference for a landlord is a former tenant. Ask them how quickly repairs were done, whether their deposit came back in full, whether the landlord respected their privacy and whether they would rent from them again. A landlord who refuses any contact with previous tenants is telling you something.
Star ratings flatten very different experiences into a number and rarely show the landlord's side. A tenant's complaint about a slow repair means something different if the landlord can show the contractor was booked the same day. Reputation Records keep the report, the supporting evidence and the response together, so you can see what actually happened rather than who shouted loudest.
Once you decide to rent, get the tenancy terms, deposit arrangements and inventory in writing, and take your own dated photographs on move-in day. If something goes wrong later, that record is your strongest protection — see our guide to tenancy deposit disputes.
RRSource is built on the idea that trust should be earned on both sides. Tenants can build a free Reputation Record to show they are reliable, and check a landlord's record in return. Either side can raise an issue, the other can respond, and the outcome follows the evidence.
Tenancy rules differ between countries and regions. Check the protections that apply where you are renting before you sign.
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