Tenant Screening Reporting Errors

Facing tenant screening reporting errors? Count on Raburn Kaufman for expert legal guidance to rectify inaccuracies and protect your rental prospects.

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Learn more about the federal law that governs credit and background reporting: the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Tenant Screening Errors Killing Your Rental Prospects? Speak to an Experienced Credit Reporting Attorney to Discuss Your Options.

Searching for and applying for apartments and housing can be stressful, especially when it comes to the tenant screening portion of the application process. During the tenant screening process, landlords and apartment management companies typically turn to third party screening services to conduct background checks on potential tenants. These third party companies conduct background checks on prospective tenants and then provide landlords and management companies with detailed background check reports.

Unfortunately, consumers are sometimes denied apartments or housing due to information contained in their background check report. This can be incredibly distressing to applicants, and can be made worse if it is later discovered that the background check report contained false or inaccurate information, leading to the denial.

You may be entitled to financial compensation:

If you believe you have been denied housing or an apartment due to false or inaccurate information in your background check report, don’t lose hope. Speak with an experienced background check attorney to discuss what options for recovery may be available to you. If an inaccurate background check report caused you to be denied housing, the entities reporting the inaccurate information may have violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), and as a result, you may be entitled to financial compensation.

What should I do if I was denied an apartment or housing due to an inaccurate background check?

Being denied housing due to background check inaccuracies can leave you feeling hopeless, however, our attorneys at Raburn Kaufman are highly experienced and equipped to guide you through this stressful situation with confidence.

Before speaking with an attorney, it is important to first obtain a copy of the background check report from the landlord or apartment management company who requested the report. After reviewing the report and checking for errors and other false information, reach out to us at (877) 916-5333 to schedule a free case evaluation with one of our background check error attorneys.

Speak to an experienced consumer attorney to discuss your potential case:

At Raburn Kaufman, our credit attorneys have 29+ combined years of experience helping consumers like you through inaccurate background check situations. Our attorneys understand how background check errors can be life-altering and are passionate about protecting consumers’ rights.

We at Raburn Kaufman believe that background check companies should be held accountable for the damages they cause consumers when inaccurate information is reported about them to landlords and apartment management companies, and we fight to ensure our clients receive the resolution they deserve in court. Contact us today at (877) 916-5333 to schedule your free case evaluation. If we don’t win, you don’t pay!

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Official resource

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Federal Trade Commission. What a landlord must tell you, and how to dispute errors in a screening report.

We litigate credit reporting and background check errors under the FCRA, in federal court, for consumers in every state.

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Raburn Kaufman LLC
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Baton Rouge, LA 70809
(877) 662-2455

We are not a credit repair company. We litigate claims related to credit reporting inaccuracies under the Fair Credit Reporting Act in federal court. We handle no cases in any state court in the United States.

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