Fake Landlord Reference

[Ken Musial]

Just has applicants that seemed like a good fit on the surface.  No public eviction records, decent income, etc.  However, something seemed fishy on the landlord reference.  She was a woman who was on both of their Facebook friends list, she wasn't a realtor or a property manager, and she didn't show as the owner of the residence.  Of course I called but got no answer or return phone call.  So, I decided to call the real owner. I tracked him down at the gas station he apparently owns and asked if he knew the tenants. He of course did and had no idea they were looking to move at all, much less within 5 days.  He wasn't willing to divulge anything positive or negative but the question is, could I get in trouble for disclosing this information to the real landlord about his tenants since it wasn't technically disclosed to me.  Anyone ever run into this?

Ken