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Is it illegal for someone to do a background check on you without your consent?

I filled out a rental application for a house, provided all the details necessary to do a background check (my SS#, DL#, etc) and paid an application fee. However, I forgot to sign the application because I was waiting to do so with the person I was working with, who wasn't available when I dropped it off. They still went through with the background check though, is that illegal?

Update:

It did include a credit check. I have credit monitoring service and was notified.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Depends on what type of check he did. If it was criminal then no because that is public record. The only way someone can do a credit check is if you give them permission, or if something is in collection or you are applying for credit (like buying a car, house,etc) Other than that no one can do a credit check on you.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Get a No Cost Background Check Scan at https://bitly.im/aO6eT

    Its a sensible way to start. The site allows you to do a no cost scan simply to find out if any sort of data is in existence. A smaller analysis is done without cost. To get a detailed report its a modest payment.

    You may not realize how many good reasons there are to try and find out more about the people around you. After all, whether you're talking about new friends, employees, doctors, caretakers for elderly family members, or even significant others, you, as a citizen, have a right to know whether the people you surround yourself with are who they say they are. This goes double in any situation that involves your children, which not only includes teachers and babysitters, but also scout masters, little league coaches and others. Bottom line, if you want to find out more about someone, you should perform a background check.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Anything in the PUBLIC RECORDS database is available to the public. How to find someones public records? Well with just a few mouse clicks you will be able to get tonnes of public records on almost anyone else.

    Hope this info helps..

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    http://www.recordsreg.com/background-checks.php

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    NO, that's not unlawful, it is the reason agencies promote heritage examine sites. For $19.00 to $39.00, finding on what data i choose, i can inform you greater approximately you, than you possibly understand approximately your self. Your life is a public checklist

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  • wizjp
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    No. Just because you forgot to sign it , it does not mean the check was illegal.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    No. It is not.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    no

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