Should I disclose my previous leasing history to new potential leasing unit?
I was at a commercial unit for 5 years always payment my lease on time. All last year my business struggled and sometimes took me 3 months to pay my rent. Always paid regardless. My lease is finally over. My rent was $1700 for 1,400 ft sq unit. I am downsizing due to business slowing. I found a new unit that’s 900 sq ft and rent is only $700!

My question is should I let the new potential leasing company I struggled for a year? I’m sure they will contact my ex landlords . I always communicated with them and never went unresponsive.

Will that affect me? I can easily afford $700 a month lease.

Thanks
[{"id": "iw4wyiz", "text": "Dod the previous landlord every pursue eviction or send you notice? Did you leave on good terms with them?", "replies": [{"id": "iw4x7hz", "text": "Yes they did sent a 3 day notice once when I did take 3 months to pay. I ended up paying to stay. I finally told them I can\u2019t afford my lease 2 months before it ended and they helped me find someone to take over my lease. So I would say yes we left in good terms, just the last 12 months rent was always late. But $1700 a month compared to $700 is a huge difference.", "replies": [{"id": "iw5efrk", "text": "It\u2019s a great move to reduce your square footage if you can,smart. \n\nSome portfolios check references, where I was for 13 years didn\u2019t. So it\u2019s up to you.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "iw6p3r1", "text": "I wouldn\u2019t. You were never in default of the  the lease. Sure it was a few months late rent but without legal action it\u2019s clear they worked with you. That\u2019s a positive thing and if pressed you can share the situation from your perspective. At the end of the day though out your lease x dollars were obligated as base rent and you paid those  x dollars. The new group should ask you for financials anyway.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "iw8z99w", "text": "I rep a number of landlords and a majority of the time all we do is check credit, tax returns and a few months of bank statements to verify you have the ability to pay the rent and enough money for move in. I cannot recall a time where I checked in with the previous landlord to verify the tenants payment history.\n\nI wouldn't say anything about it if I were in your position.", "replies": [{"id": "iw9g56g", "text": "Since business was slow last year, I decided to get an ok paying 9-5. Will 9-5 statemen", "replies": [{"id": "iwadyng", "text": "Its a small space with cheap rent. As long as you have at least $4-$5k in the bank and good credit, you should be fine....imo", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]