Guadalupe Tangert
Guadalupe Tangert voted up Jason Levy's answer

According to me, It highly depends on the state and the landlord. Some people here are talking about police reports. Not something I've ever heard of in Montgomery, AL. In Montgomery, AL, the standard you need is to consent to a credit check, my dad had one landlord ask for a reference, a valid, state … Read more

Guadalupe Tangert
Guadalupe Tangert voted up Anonymous' answer

I think it highly depends on the state and the landlord.  Some people here are talking about police reports.  Not something I've ever heard of in NJ.

In NJ, the standard you need is to consent to a credit check (though, some people don't even ask for that), my dad had one landlord ask for a … Read more