I have an Exclusive Right to Lease agreement with a landlord. To vet applicants, we have them complete an online credit and background check on www.xyztenantscreen.com. A prospective tenant completed the questionnaire, and it turns out she has a very low credit score. The landlord instructed me to decline her application based on her score. Besides telling her that she has been rejected based on her poor credit history, do I have to give her any other notices?

 
If you’re denying an applicant based on credit history, you must provide an Adverse Action Notice.  This notice must include: the name, address and telephone number of the entity that supplied the consumer report, including a toll-free telephone number for reporting agencies that maintain files nationwide; a statement that the entity that supplied the report did not make the decision to take the adverse action and cannot give the specific reasons for it; and a notice of the individual's right to dispute the accuracy or completeness of any information the credit reporting agency furnished, and the consumer's right to a free report from the agency upon request within 60 days. If you submit NVAR form K1395 – Rental Application Denial Notice, the Notice adequately serves as an Adverse Action Letter.
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