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Originally Posted by llaran
I checked with my daughter who has rented severaltimes in Chicago. She said it is not a legal requirement, theydo need you to sign a request for credit check. Birth certificate will show race, which may be the reason. Ss# could be for backround check. They could call 311 the city info line or the board of realtors.
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When I was renting in Chicago and the Chicago suburbs (1983 to 1998), no landlord or management company ever asked for my birth certificate, only my SS # to do a credit check. More and more apartments are also now doing a criminal background check on potential renters. If I rent my townhouse located in the northwest suburbs, my homeowner's assn. passed a rule about 3 years ago requiring me to pay for a criminal background check on any potential renter, and to submit the results of the background check to the homeowner's association to review.
Hope your son is enjoying living in the Windy City.