Can a prospective landlord require my boyfriend to submit to a background check if he won’t be living there and will not be on lease?
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Can a prospective landlord require my boyfriend to submit to a background check if he won’t be living there and will not be on lease?
Asked on July 19, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Colorado
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
No, he can not. There is no legal basis for him to make such a request or any right to run such a check on your boyfriend. FOr that matter he could run it on every family member as well. You may want to rethink living in this place. Good luck.
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