Apartments.com Screening Question

[Justin Johnson]

Does anyone use Apartments.com for tenant applications/screening?  My actual question is, once a person has submitted an application request through Apartments.com, is that giving consent to call their references/landlords/employers to verify the data or do you need to get more consent?

[Justin Johnson]

Hey, @MarieChele Porter, I as Bjorn mentioned, assumed that them putting the information on the application was consent for me to call their references.  You will still need to get a letter of consent to confirm employment details with their employer HR, but that is pretty easy to get from a potential tenant, if they really want to rent your apartment.  I always look up the business they listed as their employer and verify the number against what they provided me though!

Thank you, @Bjorn Ahlblad, that is how I looked at it.  I don't ever remember a landlord/employer asking me for my consent to call references.

@Manraj Singh, I was not around for the merger between cozy and apartments.com.  I do use it for the entire process.  The screening, application, background, I am even talking to my rep to see if I can get some features added to their site that would be a "great to have" thing for landlords.  Rent collection, I have it setup to where the tenants can pay through apartments.com, Google Pay, a deposit account, or mail/hand me a money order or cashier's check (no personal/3rd party).