A landlord may do a criminal background check on you before renting an apartment or house to you.
Want to do your own free background check? Three are 3 things that have happened in the past five years that make it easy for you to conduct your own background or criminal check:
One is the computerization of public records. Nearly all major counties in the U.S. have their public records in computer format. In allot of cases, you can get the information you need just by placing a phone call to the country clerk; he or she can then do a computerized search while you wait!
Internet posting of public records is the second.
What's more, many counties now have websites on
which they've posted some or all of their
computerized public records. All you need is the
correct website.