New York

Reusable Tenant Screening Report

Stop paying for housing background checks every time you apply

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For Landlords & Renters

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Acceptance guarantee:

If no landlord accepts your report within 30 days, we refund you in full.

Valid for 30 days

Apply to unlimited properties

No more fees

Stop paying $35–$75 every time

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How it works

What Is a New York Reusable Tenant Screening Report?

Portable Tenant gives you a comprehensive, shareable tenant screening report you control.

Here's the process:

Create your Portable Tenant report — one time, on your terms

Share it with any landlord in New York within 30 days of the report date

Landlord must waive the screening fee — it's the law

Apply to as many apartments as you want — no repeat charges

What's included in your report

Your Portable Tenant screening report includes everything landlords look for:

Eviction history

Comprehensive check across all relevant jurisdictions, last 7 years

Income documents

Upload your income-verifying documents based on your situation.

Identity verification

Confirms your legal name and identity

Credit report

Full consumer credit history

Criminal History

Federal, state & local — all jurisdictions where you've lived, last 7 years

Apply once. Rent anywhere in New York.

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For renters

The problem every NYC renter knows

You find an apartment you love. You apply. The landlord charges you up to $20 for a background and credit check. You don't get the apartment. You apply again. Another $20. And again.

By the time you sign a lease, you've paid $60, $100, even $200 — just to hand over the same information to different landlords, over and over.

There's a better way.

New York law is on your side

Under New York Real Property Law § 238-a, enacted as part of the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019, your landlord must waive their background and credit check fee if you provide them with a copy of a background or credit check that was conducted within the past 30 days.

That means: run your screening report once, use it for every application you submit within 30 days — and pay nothing extra.

"A landlord shall waive the fee for a background check or credit check if the applicant provides a copy of a background check or credit check conducted within the previous thirty days."

— NY RPL § 238-a

How much can you save?

In a competitive rental market like New York City, most renters apply to 5–10 apartments before signing a lease. Your Portable Tenant report pays for itself on the 3rd application.