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Craigslist rental scams are not uncommon situations. There have been cases where the scammer pretends to be the landlord in person and gives the victim access to the property without the real landlord's permission.Always do research on the property and the landlord you are dealing with.

How Can You Tell If a Rental Property Listing Is a Scam?They Don't Want to Meet You in Person.They Want You to Move in Immediately, Without Ever Seeing the Property.They Ask for Rent or a Security Deposit Before Signing a Lease.The Price is Too Good.The Listing Has Typos, Poor Grammar, or Excessive Punctuation.More items...?

Rentals.com offers landlords free online applications and tenant screening reports to make sure future tenants are qualified. Landlords have access to any of the following at no cost to them: online rental applications, full credit report and score, criminal background check, eviction check and identity verification.

How Can You Tell If A Rental Property Is Legit Or A Landlord Is...Take a builder friend with you when you look around.Ask the landlord why the previous tenants moved out.Request to see the gas certificate.Speak to the neighbours.Test the smoke alarms.Check the woodwork around door frames.More items...

Rent.com is a reputable source, even more so now that it is partnered with ApartmentGuide. Definitely helping bridge the gap between vacancies for apartment homes.

Mostbut not allstates require the lease to be in writing to be considered valid.Leases must include starting and ending dates. Additionally, a lease must include the amount of rent that is due. It must show when rent is due, and how it should be paid.

We take great pride in the fact that the vast majority of listings on Rentals.com are legitimate; however, please be aware that some individuals may post property rental listings for the sole purpose of scamming a potential renter.