An eviction that was never yours, a dismissed case still listed as an eviction, or someone else’s criminal record can get your rental application denied before a human ever reviews it. Dolgora Law PLLC helps New York renters correct inaccurate tenant screening reports and pursue claims against the companies that got it wrong.
Landlords and property managers rely on tenant screening companies that compile court records, eviction filings, criminal records, and credit information into a report — often with an automated “approve,” “conditional,” or “decline” recommendation. These systems frequently match records by name alone, so common errors include eviction records that belong to someone else, filings that never resulted in an eviction, cases that were dismissed or sealed but still appear, old records past the legal reporting limit, and wrong address or credit information.
Tenant screening companies are consumer reporting agencies under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). They must follow reasonable procedures to report accurately and must investigate your disputes, and a landlord who denies you based on a report must tell you so and identify the company that supplied it. When these rules are broken, you may be entitled to damages, not just a corrected report.
We help you find out which screening company the landlord used by tracking down the adverse action notice, and request your full report from that company.
We compare the report to your actual rental, court, and credit history to pinpoint what is wrong, outdated, dismissed, sealed, or belongs to someone else.
We prepare a written dispute with supporting documents, such as court dismissal orders, so the screening company has to investigate and correct the report.
We review whether the landlord gave you the required notice after relying on the report to deny or condition your application.
Where the screening company or landlord broke the law, we pursue claims for damages, including housing-related costs.
A corrected report, accountability for those responsible, and compensation for the harm done.
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