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Does renting an apartment require an ID? I don't think it's illegal if you don't! What's wrong with cash in hand every month?
by newaccountfool 12y ago
Does renting an apartment require an ID? I don't think it's illegal if you don't! What's wrong with cash in hand every month?
- johnny22 12y agocredit checks to guess your likelihood of on time bill payment
- pjc50 12y agoIn the UK, you are now legally required to check the immigration status of your tenants: http://www.rics.org/uk/knowledge/news-insight/comment/landlords--agents-to-check-immigration-status-of-tenants/ http://www.rics.org/uk/knowledge/news-insight/comment/landlo... However, there isn't a national identity card scheme, so this will probably be messy.
- newaccountfool 12y agoShowing a drivers licence or passport is all you need, that's a valid ID card.
- pjc50 12y agoThe person presenting a UK license or passport is the easy case. The person presenting a non-European passport and a pile of letters from the Home Office? Not so much. But then, discriminating against foreigners was the point of the law.
- andypants 12y agoYou don't care who you rent your property to?
- newaccountfool 12y agoYou take a month, or two months deposit up front? What does it matter what they do in there, I've got two months rent deposit, do what you want.