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Raman Bindlish
  • Investor
  • San Jose, CA
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Craigslist Rental Scam

Raman Bindlish
  • Investor
  • San Jose, CA
Posted

I recently posted my rental on Zillow (and Trulia, Hotpads) and getting decent responses. I was informed by one lead that there is someone else posing as owner of my property on Craigslist and charging half the rent. He is faking a story that he has to leave the town due to work and want to rent it out to good people as soon as possible. I have flagged it on Craigslist and responded to everyone who contacted me not to send any info or money to that person. But what else can I do to avoid this kind of issue in future. Do I have any liability if someone else takes money against my property address posing as owner? Or can some angry victim come and damage my property? I am worried about various aspects related to this and want to know if someone has experience dealing with these issues.

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