RentGrow

Customer's Certification of Legal Compliance

The Customer certifies that:

  1. The Customer will access RentGrow's consumer reporting services only in conjunction with signed rental applications for tenant screening purposes. The Customer will not access reports for personal, employment, credit repair, resale, or any other purposes.
  2. The Customer will not use any information provided by RentGrow in violation of any applicable federal, state or local laws. The Customer accepts full responsibility for complying with all such laws and for using the information products it receives from RentGrow in a legally acceptable fashion. The Customer further accepts full responsibility for any and all consequences of use and/or dissemination of those products.
  3. The Customer understands that it has obligations under federal and state law if it reviews and/or takes action based on information received from RentGrow. For example, the Customer understands that if it declines to rent to an applicant based in part or in whole on information provided by RentGrow, it must satisfy all requirements in Section 615 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and applicable state laws including: (1) providing the applicant with the name, address, and telephone number of RentGrow, (2) informing the applicant that RentGrow did not make the rental decision; (3) giving the individual a free copy of the full report from RentGrow, and (4) informing the applicant of his right to dispute the accuracy or completeness of the information with RentGrow.
  4. The Customer will have reasonable procedures to ensure the fair and equitable use of background information and to secure the confidentiality of private information. The Customer agrees to take precautionary measures to protect the security and dissemination of this information including, for example, utilizing passwords (combining letters and numbers) to restrict access, and establish proper procedures for the destruction of electronic and hard copy reports. The Customer agrees to access the service from a secure computer that is not in a public place.

Terms of Use

In the "Customer's Certification of Legal Compliance," you agreed to comply with all federal, state, and local laws covering the receipt or use of consumer reports from RentGrow. By signing this agreement, you further agree to the following additional terms of use:

  1. The Customer agrees that the Customer has defined criteria for accepting and rejecting rental applicants and that Customer has sole responsibility for all rental applicant selection and rejection decisions. The Customer agrees that RentGrow makes no determinations as to suitability for renting.
  2. The Customer understands that RentGrow obtains the information reported in its information products from various third party sources "AS IS", and therefore is providing the information to the Customer "AS IS". RentGrow makes no representation or warranty whatsoever, express or implied, including but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for particular purpose, or implied warranties arising from the course of dealing or a course of performance with respect to the accuracy, validity, or completeness of any information products and/or consumer reports, that the information products will meet the Customer's needs, or will be provided on an uninterrupted basis; RentGrow expressly disclaims any and all such representations and warranties.
  3. The Customer agrees that RentGrow will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages for loss of profits, whether incurred as a result of negligence or otherwise, even if RentGrow has been advised of the possibility of such damages. The Customer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless RentGrow, its successors and assigns, officers, directors, employees, agents vendors, and suppliers from any and all claims, actions or liabilities arising from or with respect to information products provided by it.
  4. The Customer agrees not to resell, sub-license, deliver, display or otherwise distribute to any third party any of the information products addressed herein, except as required by law.
  5. The Customer agrees that RentGrow is authorized to charge the credit card that the Customer has identified during the order process for the purpose of compensating RentGrow for any screening services purchased. The Customer agrees that RentGrow need not seek any additional permission from the Customer before charging the Customer's credit for the aforementioned purposes. The Customer further certifies and agrees that the credit card identified by the Customer belongs to the Customer only and not to any tenant applicant or other party.
  6. The customer understands and agrees that it may only use RentGrow for tenant screening services after receiving (1) a signed rental application and (2) consent from the applicant to conduct the screening. The Customer understands and agrees that RentGrow may audit the Customer at any time to confirm that the Customer is meeting the aforementioned requirements. If RentGrow determines that such requirements are not being met, RentGrow reserves the right to terminate the Customer's account.
  7. Internet Customers also understand and agree that:
    1. The password for each user must be changed every 90 days. RentGrow's ScreeningWorks service will automatically prompt the user to change the account password.
    2. User-id's, passwords, and promotion codes are not to be shared. This is a violation of the security protocols. If RentGrow learns of unauthorized use, the account will be terminated.
    3. RentGrow will be performing an identity verification screen on each ScreeningWorks customer in an effort to ensure that people are not using this site with a false identity.