For Renters

How to apply once, protect your credit, and move into a home that matches how you actually live.

How rental screening actually works

Landlords generally check credit, identity, income, prior evictions, and criminal records — through a screening partner, not directly.

Your credit isn't dinged the same way as a loan application; screening pulls are typically soft or grouped, and your report expires quickly, so you can reuse it.

You always have the right to know the reason for a denial (this is called an adverse action notice) and to dispute inaccurate data.

The renter application checklist

ID (government-issued), two recent pay stubs or an offer letter, proof of any additional income, your last two addresses with landlord contact, and pet details.

Fill your Ayillo renter profile once — the same data goes to every property you apply to, with your consent per submission.