NCLC survey of Legal Aid and non-profit attorneys reveals credit reporting and debt collection consequences of alleged rental debt.
Today, to rent an apartment or nail down a job, you almost always have to pass a background check. About 94% of employers and 90% of landlords run criminal background checks, and about 85% of landlords review eviction information. Many landlords and employers purchase reports containing criminal and eviction records information from specialized tenant and…
Today, to rent an apartment or nail down a job, you almost always have to pass a background check. About 94% of employers and 90% of landlords run criminal background checks, and about 85% of landlords review eviction information. Nobody should be turned down for an apartment or job because they were erroneously tagged with…
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, Massachusetts’ renters were facing a crisis from the lack of safe and affordable housing for low and moderate-income (LMI) families. One of the most significant barriers for obtaining housing is the use of credit reports and credit scores. By some estimates, 90% of landlords use credit reports and scores. NCLC…
Before the COVID-19 crisis, 20.8 million American renter households–47% of all renter households–were already burdened with housing costs that threatened their financial security. Since the onset of the crisis in the United States, over 44 million Americans have filed for unemployment. Over 20 million people live in renter households experiencing job loss related to COVID-19.…
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