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decker | Can an apartment complex require photocopy of your Driver's License before showing unit? Why do they need it? |
Can an apartment complex require photocopy of your Driver's License before showing unit? Why do they need it? In this age of ID theft isn't this just asking for trouble?
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Ok I understand the safety thing the agent copied our names and address from the licenses onto a card but then she wanted to photocopy them. I have heard that many car dealers use this trick to run an unauthorized credit check on you while you are on a test drive, this is bad. Worse yet would be the agent turning around and selling he info to an id thief. |
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Landlord
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It is common practice in CA, they even lock the copy up. Sadly apartment managers have been attacked and this helps protect them. |
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A.Mercer
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They do it to protect their employees. There have been cases of people asking to see an apartment and then attacking the employee once they get there. Usually, they are in an empty apartment without anyone to see them. If the person looking at the department is required to leave a copy of ID at the office then it is less likely for an attack to happen. The attacker would know that he/she would be easier to catch with the copy of the ID at the office. Besides, you would have to give them all of this information anyway if you decided to get the apartment. |
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bostonianinmo
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This is a common security precaution. More than one rental agent at a complex has been assaulted, raped, or even murdered by a prospective "tenant". With a copy of the ID in the office, someone with nefarious intent is likely to think long and hard about their plans. |
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duce
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They can, they are protecting themselves and their employees, if they are showing the apartment to some stranger they can put themelves in danger |
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brandyrhi
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Yes and they should..I do. I leave a copy on my desk while I am out on the property incase something happens. You never know who you are going to be alone with in an apartment or what they may try to do with you. |
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Expert Realtor
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This is a VERY common practice and there are a few reasons they ask for it.
#1 Marketing...it's a quick way to get your name, address for follow-up and future mailings.
#2 Safety. Criminals are less likely to attack an agent if they know a copy of their ID is sitting in an office. |
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wjvv
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They can require whatever they want. You have the option of not renting their apartment. They just want to make sure that you are who you say you are. |
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Maverick
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all the answers above me are correct...for safety reasons |
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Box815
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They want you to realize they know who you really are. Would you want to be alone in a vacant apartment with a stranger who might have given a fake name and who might be violent? |
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Vick Masterson
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They ask for it simply for safety reasons. This way if you were to commit a crime or assult the leasing agent, they have a positive id on the person who they last showed the property to.
Realtors also use this as a safety measure before they show houses to first-time clients. Don't be turned off by this idea. It is simply a safety precaution. |
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alisonwildtgirl
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I'd refused to give them a photo copy and leave right away and when at home that same day , and if the rent review office is still open you should give them a call and ask if this photo copy is ok or not as you was saying " In this age of ID theft isn't this just asking for trouble? '' !
When and if you do call them for info don't for get to ask if they have any info booklets about renters/landlords rights. Its good to know what your rights are in this day and age!
Don't give out any of your personal info to a landlord with out knowing your rights frist. |
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Steve is cool
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I wouldn't let them copy my drivers license, I normally give it to them to hold until I come back. You are right that in this day and age you wouldn't want a copy of your license floating around. But in this day and age, would you go into a apartment that can be locked from the inside without someone from your office knowing who that person is? |
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Asia S
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Sure - I do. I run credit checks and need the DL to ensure you are you and that you're not giving me your sibling's info - who happens to have great credit and you don't. |
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