Prospective tenant submitted pay stud through zillow screening tool

[Christina Banker]

Hi All,

A prospective tenant submitted the last three-month pay stub through the Zillow application. I tried to verify whether the company was legit. I searched for it in the Florida division of the corporation. The business has been Inactive since Sep 2022, and the owner's name is not the same as the employer on the phone I talked to (who stated that he is the shop owner). This shop only has a Facebook page; The phone number on the Facebook page no one answered. 

It seems that the employer's answer matched the application (though I can hear that he muted the phone a couple of times before he could answer. I think the applicant was right by his side when I called). On the phone, the employer stated that he was the shop owner. However, on the Florida division of the corporation website, this person's name is under a different LLC, which is active. The inactive LLC shares the same registered address as the active LLC.

My question is, can an inactive LLC issue a pay stub? I don't want to shoot her down because I don't have the background knowledge. What else can I do to verify her income? I asked for W2, tax return and bank statement. She seems reluctant to submit any of the documents stating that these are too private to share.

Thank you!