'Decided I’m suddenly a risk': Tenant stunned to see strangers touring their apartment, as landlord suddenly refuses to renew their lease due to credit check, forcing them to search for alternate housing, despite two years of "spotless" rental payments

We're definitely no rental lawyers, and we're definitely no credit score experts either…Yeah, so that's pretty much our take on this situation. Just kidding, just kidding. We're trying to gauge the right route to take here, yet all roads lead to: Surely you can't hint that you will not be renewing your tenant's lease by allowing random strangers into their apartment for viewings, whilst they're still living there!

If so, we've concluded that this landlord is guilty of being a lousy person! We've also concluded that there must be some sort of reasoning for his sudden change of heart (and key), and we're eager to know what!

Okay, we've figured it out, and the evidence reads: Low credit scores due to a few medical fees that went to collections. Unfortunate as that may be, this tenant's rental payments are spotless. She's always paid her rent on time and has never missed a payment, so why would this affect her housing situation…? Maybe it's because her landlord has classified her as a risk before actually engaging in a proper conversation to find out the possible reasoning for the sudden change in her scores?

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She should definitely check what her rights are here and whether or not her landlord's instant access to her credit levels without her authorization was agreed upon in their contract. We know that sounded like a lot of Law Blah Blah Blah…But we're curious to know whether this type of case is unique to this tenant or whether or not landlords are creating their own rules whenever they feel like it.
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