Tenant Screening
A person’s access to safe and affordable housing is often impacted by tenant screening reports. On this page, learn about what is required of these companies and how housing choice may be impacted.
FHCCI Resources:
- FHCCI Brochure – Housing Rights for People Denied due to a Screening Report (English/Spanish)
- FHCCI Report – No Way Home: Tenant Screening Barriers to Housing
HUD/CFPB Guidance:
- Guidance on Application of the Fair Housing Act to the Screening of Applicants for Rental Housing, U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, April 29, 2024 (rescinded)
- CFPB Joins Federal and State Agencies in Coordinated Statements on Tech & Enforcement, March 26, 2024
- Tenant Background Checks and Your Rights, Federal Trade Commission, 2024
- Consumer Reporting of Rental Information, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, July 1, 2021
- Errors in your tenant screening report shouldn’t keep you from finding a place to call home, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, July 1, 2021
Cases of Interest:
Other Resources:
- Broken Records Redux: How Errors by Criminal Background Check Companies Continue to Harm Consumers Seeking Jobs and Housing, National Consumer Law Center, December 2019