In researching our latest Fact Sheet 38: A Renter’s Guide to Privacy, we compiled a list of data brokers that provide tenant screening services to landlords. We shared this information with the Federal Trade Commission and indicated our concerns. In general, we receive more complaints about the data broker industry than any other privacy topic.
The FTC subsequently notified six such companies and warned them of their obligation to comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act. For more information, see the Federal Trade Commission's April 3, 2013 press release. Read the letter warning six tenant screening companies of their obligation to comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act, here.
If you have encountered problems with similar companies in your efforts to rent a property, we encourage you to file a complaint with the FTC. You may also contact the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse with your questions and complaints.
Posted: Apr 04 2013
