{"id":3357,"date":"2022-06-03T18:08:08","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T18:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apartmentsource.com\/blog\/?p=3357"},"modified":"2022-06-03T18:08:08","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T18:08:08","slug":"rise-in-rental-application-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apartmentsource.com\/blog\/rise-in-rental-application-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"Rise In Rental Application Fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have you heard? Fraudulent lease applications are on the rise.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.experian.com\/blogs\/insights\/2021\/12\/addressing-lease-application-fraud\/#:~:text=In%20a%20survey%20of%20property,15%25%20saying%20they%20endure%20multiple\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A 2021 survey of property management<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> professionals found that 55% of them experienced fraudulent lease application attempts every few months, with 15% reporting they experienced multiple attempts per month. Fortunately, The Apartment Source has you covered! Our processing department is well-trained in identifying suspicious or falsified documents. From small details like missing or incorrect information, to cross-checking pay stubs with bank statements + many other thorough manual inspections.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The tenant screening process doesn\u2019t have to be nerve-wracking. Give yourself an added layer of peace of mind knowing our processing pros have seen and dealt with it all. We know, firsthand, the importance of securing a well-vetted tenant\u2013because we\u2019re landlords, too!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you heard? Fraudulent lease applications are on the rise. A 2021 survey of property management professionals found that 55% of them experienced fraudulent lease application attempts every few months, with 15% reporting they experienced multiple attempts per month. Fortunately, The Apartment Source has you covered! Our processing department is well-trained in identifying suspicious or falsified documents. From small details like missing or incorrect information, to cross-checking pay stubs with bank statements + many other thorough manual inspections.\u00a0 The tenant screening process doesn\u2019t have to be nerve-wracking. Give yourself an added layer of peace of mind knowing our processing pros [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[144],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chicago-rental-market"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.8.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Rise In Rental Application Fraud - The Apartment Source<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/apartmentsource.com\/blog\/rise-in-rental-application-fraud\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rise In Rental Application Fraud - The Apartment Source\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Have you heard? 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