[header] How to check a potential tenant's credit [title] Obtain the applicant's personal information. [step] To run a credit check, you'll need certain personal information from the applicant. Get the following : [substeps] Full legal name date of birth social security number previous address landlord contact information [title] Get permission to do a credit check. 
[step] Protect yourself by having the applicant agree in writing that you can run the credit check. Put the permission on a sheet of paper that is separate from the rest of the application.