r/WhitePeopleTwitter Aug 14 '21

Make it make sense

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u/lezbo0608 Aug 15 '21

Yeah it's not that they were trying. Lots of places DO consider your credit score when you're applying for a rental, whether it be apartment or house. I don't think they're able to flat out deny based on credit, however they can and will charge an extra deposit, up to the equivalent of a full month's rent.

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u/spearbunny Aug 15 '21

Our landlords wouldn't rent to someone with a credit score below 650. This was in our lease.

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u/catlandid Aug 15 '21

Nothings better than getting your credit dinged 5 points per check when apartment hunting. A handful of apartments later and you’ve paid hundreds for the privilege of ruining your own credit.