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In March 2023, the 33-year-old woman met with agents from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to show the agents “discriminatory messages” she said her landlord sent her ...
A 2019 BBB study found that 43% of consumers shopping online for a rental property had encountered a fake listing, and more than 5 million people lost money in a rental scam.
Hopefully, by 2025, everyone will know to not give their credit card information or Social Security number out through emails or text messages with unknown parties. The good news is that some ...
In a housing market already strained by low inventory and surging prices, a new kind of predator is lurking in online listings. Scammers posing as landlords or sellers target desperate renters and ...
Here are recommendations from the Federal Trade Commission and local experts on how to avoid online rental scams: Do some research. Search online for the management company's name plus words like ...
What is involved in a landlord credit check and how can you prepare for one?
In October 2023, for example, the FTC sued TransUnion, a credit reporting agency, alleging that it failed to ensure the accuracy of eviction information in tenant screening reports it provided to ...
BBB Scam Tracker continues to receive reports of party hosts being tricked by rentals that don’t materialize. Before planning your next party, get to know this scam to avoid being conned. How ...