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Tenant Background Verification — Consent Notice
Last updated: July 2026
A landlord using Legally Rent can request a background-verification report on a prospective tenant. It runs only with the tenant’s explicit consent, for the sole purpose of that tenancy decision. This notice — shown to the tenant before they consent — explains what is checked, who does it, and the tenant’s rights. The data fiduciary is Chaosology Technologies Private Limited.
Consent comes first
Nothing runs until the tenant opens their own consent link and agrees. A landlord cannot verify a tenant without that step. Consent is specific to this report and this tenancy; it can be declined with no obligation.
What may be checked
The landlord chooses which checks to include; the tenant sees them before consenting. They may include:
- Identity — Aadhaar and PAN validation against official records.
- Address — validation against Aadhaar address on record.
- Employment — current/past employer via EPFO records.
- Bank — a penny-drop check confirming an account and its holder name.
- Face match — a selfie matched to the Aadhaar photo (optional; only if the tenant provides the selfie).
- Credit / income — where offered, and only with separate specific consent.
Who performs the checks
Licensed verification providers, under contract, for this purpose only. We receive the check results to compile the report; we don’t sell them, and we don’t use them for anything except the report the tenant consented to.
What the landlord sees
A summary report with a result per section. The landlord makes their own tenancy decision. Legally Rent does not decide, score or recommend for or against any tenant.
The tenant’s rights
- See your report and what was checked, via the in-app My Data page.
- Dispute anything you believe is wrong — write to [email protected]; the check is re-run or corrected.
- Adverse action: if a tenancy is refused for a reason in the report, you can request the specific reason and a copy of what was relied on.
- Erasure & withdrawal under the DPDP Act 2023 — request deletion of your report; withdraw consent for future use.
Fair use
Reports may be used only for a genuine tenancy decision. Using them to harass, to discriminate on grounds barred by law, or for any purpose the tenant didn’t consent to, breaches our Acceptable Use Policy.
General data handling is covered in the Privacy Policy; complaints via Grievance Redressal.