Do I need to provide background check results to rejected tenant?

[Pete C.]

Hi all, I ran a criminal background check on a tenant applicant.  Due to his criminal history, I rejected him.  He is requesting a copy of this report.  Is there a law in Illinois/Aurora that requires me to provide any details to him, other than notification on how can he obtain the credit report? (I rejected him due to his criminal record).  My initial thought was that this is not something that I should be doing.  Can someone please chime in?

[Katie Stewart]

Hi Pete! If you ran the check through an online service, you can always let them know they can reach out to the screening company directly to obtain a copy of their report. If you did not screen them through an online service, I'd recommend doing what the others said and check out your state's landlord-tenant laws. Best of luck!