Can a tenant screening company contact people who know me?
Yes, tenant screening companies can interview people who know you, such as neighbors, former employers or landlords.
Read MoreYes, tenant screening companies can interview people who know you, such as neighbors, former employers or landlords.
Read MoreYes, but all verifiable sources of income must be considered the same. For example, disability income may not be treated differently from office job income.
Read MoreA CALPIRG/Privacy Rights Clearinghouse Report
By Janine Benner, CALPIRG; Beth Givens, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse; and Ed Mierzwinski, USPIRG.
I. Executive Summary
Read MorePresentation by Beth Givens, Director
at Identity Theft Summit on March 1, 2005
Sacramento, CA, Convention Center
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As a renter, you have rights during the application process and after you move in. Read More
We have signed on to two letters urging Washington legislators to reject the Protecting Consumer Data Act, as it is far too weak to adequately safeguard Washingtonian’s private information.
Read MoreCalifornia—providing its residents the right to privacy in its state constitution—has historically led the nation in consumer privacy. Read More
Data brokers have long operated under the radar. They regularly compile information that can result in us paying higher prices, being denied service or becoming victims of discrimination. Read More