Checkr launches tenant screening platform as fragmented rental processes leave landlords vulnerable to fraud
Checkr’s offering brings identity verification, background checks, and tenant screening into one platform, helping landlords fill vacancies 3-5 days faster
New Checkr research finds 55% of landlords have discovered or suspected that the person who passed tenant screening was not the person who ultimately moved in
Ellen Kiehl
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SAN FRANCISCO –– September 10, 2026 –– Checkr, the AI-powered verification platform for high-stakes decisions, today announced its tenant screening solution designed to modernize the rental application process. As the industry faces increasingly sophisticated fraud, landlords are under growing pressure to move quickly on qualified applicants while still conducting the due diligence needed to make confident decisions. That challenge is compounded by a fragmented screening process that often requires multiple tools and vendors.
The offering brings identity verification, background checks, and tenant screening into a single platform, replacing a process that can be time-consuming for landlords and opaque for renters. By eliminating the need to move between multiple tools, Checkr can help landlords fill vacancies 3–5 days faster while giving renters greater visibility into the information used to evaluate their applications.
The launch comes as AI-driven fraud makes it harder for landlords to know who they’re really renting to. Checkr research, based on a survey of 1,400 landlords and property managers across the US, reveals the scale of the problem:
- 82% of landlords are worried about fraud in their tenant applications
- 67% say AI-driven fraud is making it harder to distinguish real applications from fake ones
- 55% say they have discovered or suspected that the person who applied and passed tenant screening was not the same person who ultimately moved into their unit
- 48% have evicted a tenant for fraud committed during the application process
- 46% have lost at least $5,000 due to fraudulent tenants
“Fraud lives in fragmented systems. When identity verification, background checks and other screening tools operate separately, there are gaps where bad actors can slip through,” said Daniel Yanisse, co-founder and CEO of Checkr. “By bringing all these signals together in one platform and applying more than a decade of experience in detecting fraud, Checkr can connect signals across the screening process and give landlords and property managers a more complete picture of who they are evaluating.”
Tenant screening is now available to landlords and property managers nationwide. Learn more at tenant.checkr.com.
About Checkr
Checkr is the AI-powered verification platform for high-stakes decisions. Checkr AI decodes messy, fragmented, hard-to-verify information about people, and delivers clear answers about a person's identity, background, and credentials. Trusted by more than 140,000 customers globally across employment, mortgage, and tenant verifications, Checkr helps businesses and individuals make more confident decisions. Checkr has offices in San Francisco, CA; Denver, CO; and Santiago, Chile. Learn more at checkr.com.
About the author
Ellen Kiehl is the Head of External Communications at Checkr, leading the company's external narrative across media relations, executive thought leadership, data storytelling, and employer brand. With over 12 years of experience at high-growth technology companies, she has held senior roles at Udemy, Step, and Affirm, and began her career at Edelman.
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