Verification
ID, credit & background checks

Make your listing more desirable

Build trust and attract better quality roommates by displaying an ID & background check badge on your listing.

Know your future roommates

Ask potential roommates to complete and share their checks so you know their history before they move in.

ID check

$7
  • Verify driver's license, passport or ID card
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Credit check

$10
  • Equifax bureau credit report. Credit scores based on the VantageScore® 3.0 model
  • Compiled credit history using applicant's SSN
  • Notifications of bankruptcies, debts reported to collection agency, and public record inquiries
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This check is considered a "soft" check which does not impact a person's credit score.

Basic criminal check

$15
  • Search sex offender registries
  • Search terrorist watchlists
  • Search criminal records reported in national database
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Due to COVID-19 our background check provider has indicated there may be delays in processing.

Premium criminal check

$40
  • Everything in the basic criminal check
  • SSN trace to identify old addresses and aliases
  • County court level search of criminal records for addresses in the past 7 years
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Due to COVID-19 our background check provider has indicated there may be delays in processing.
Expired driver's licence, ID cards, and passports cannot be verified. Ensure that your documents are not expired for both the ID and criminal checks.
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Choose the type of check and make payment
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Provide your identification to proceed with the check
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Receive email update when check is complete
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Choose who you share your results with
Background checks are provided by Evident, a global leader in identity verification. Roomies will not share the results of your checks with other users, companies or organizations. Your results are not displayed publicly, and you will have a choice over who you share them with.