While you may have been ready for the landlord to check into your credit and look both at the report and at the score, you may be a little surprised when they ask to do a background check on you. As you work on the application, be aware that the landlord is going to want to do a background check to make sure that you can be in their unit. Just like with the credit check, this kind of background check is going to help the landlord learn more about your personality or dependability.

Most landlords do not want to have someone who has convictions living in their apartment, especially if they are very bad ones or about destroying property. They will take a look for some of the convictions or some of the pending charges that are out there for you. This won’t automatically get you barred from the place because it does depend on the situation and the type of trouble you have gotten into in the past. You should be upfront with the landlord about this so that there are no surprises.

Another thing to be concerned about is the type of property. If it is close to a school or there are a ton of families in the area, you probably will not be able to get a unit there if you are a sex offender or have abused kids in the past. The landlord will check into your background for some of this information because they have a duty to keep their current tenants safe before allowing someone else to move in.

You may see a line as you fill out the application and you need to use that to explain anything that may show up on the background check that will cause some concern. Providing some context around anything that could raise red flags will help to smooth out the process. Explain what happened and show how it will not be a problem, and the landlord may work with you.

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