Downing Hills Apartments Downing Hills REQUIRES COPY OF SOCIAL SECURITY CARD AND ID simply for APPLICATION - A cheap hotel is better!!! Beaverton Oregon

The invasive application process, which requires one to submit a COPY of both a social security card AND ID (presumably driver's license).  There is nothing invasive about this process.  The purpose of gathering this information is to run a credit check on you - period.  If you're using a fake ID, then that will show up.  If you have bad credit, then they won't want you as a tenant.  It is pretty standard if you want to live in a reputable place.  If they don't ask you for it, then I can tell you they are not so reputable.

Well, oh my goodness! When I asked the office manager into why (who, by the way did not identify herself with a name/surname) she stated, "well, when we do your credit check, just in case something comes back, we can have it on file to send."   Correct.  If something comes back as negative, then they have the right to refuse you as a tenant.  Good credit = good people = good neighborhood.

You know what is reasonable - when a landlord asks the tenant to provide a copy of the credit report. Takes a look at the ID, but does not copy the ID.   Not at all reasonable.  It is easy to fake a credit report.  The landlord must run the credit report and yes, they must keep a copy of your ID within the tenant file.

I am curious if the high Hispanic population who lives in the area has anything to do with this policy of child's play - asking for a social security card -and a copy!? hmmm....  Nope.  But nice to see you're a racist too.

Guess what - you don't have - the social security card and ID of: the office manager, matinence person (s), groundskeeper (s), property owner(s) etc. Yet, they ask that of you. Who is the criminal, eh?  If that's the choice, the criminal would be you.  The others you describe all must provide copies of their ID when they are hired and in the case of an office manager - a credit check.  If you won't provide that ID, then you obviously have something to hide.

To top it off, I took photos of my friend's apartment one day (see attached). Too many cracks in the walls for ants/silverfish to frequent the apartment. So, you cannot walk around barefoot inside - you must wear slippers.  None of this was a problem for you until they asked you for your ID and to run a credit check.  I doubt that's seriously the situation.

Matinence orders are taken online, so no real person to call.   The word is "maintenance".  The reason it's done online is so the management company can track the number and type of maintenance done on the property.  If you have to call each time you need a maintenance person, then you must live in a low-class place.

Lastly, take note that Washington County police wear body cameras. The train station in the area has an elevator that states you are being audio and visually recorded. So, the county this apartment is located in is a load of 'surveillance.'  You understand this is for your safety, right?  You understand there are cameras everywhere.  You understand you are being watched everywhere you go in every county in this country?  Again, none of this was a problem until someone wanted to run a credit check on you.

To the reader:  This is an invalid complaint brought by someone who didn't want to have a credit report run on them, presumably because the individual has a bad credit report.

The invasive application process, which requires one to submit a COPY of both a social security card AND ID (presumably driver's license). Well, oh my goodness! When I asked the office manager into why (who, by the way did not identify herself with a name/surname) she stated, "well, when we do your credit check, just in case something comes back, we can have it on file to send."  This is fabricated lunacy and this place gets away legally asking for all of this documentation because it is a private entity! 

No, it is standard operating procedure at reputable places to rent for the landlord to run a credit check on a prospective tenant, regardless of whether it is a private or public entity.  They don't want deadbeats in their complex.  It would be sheer lunacy not to check on you.  I guess that makes you a deadbeat - because you just allowed us to make that conclusion.

You know what is reasonable - when a landlord asks the tenant to provide a copy of the credit report. Takes a look at the ID, but does not copy the ID.  Due to chain of custody - the landlord must run the credit report - not you - and yes, they need a copy of your ID.  If you provided a false ID, which happens a lot, it will be found when they run the credit check.

I am curious if the high Hispanic population who lives in the area has anything to do with this policy of child's play - asking for a social security card -and a copy!? hmmm....  So you're a racist as well?  Figures.  The answer to your question is no.

Guess what - you don't have - the social security card and ID of: the office manager, matinence person (s), groundskeeper (s), property owner(s) etc. Yet, they ask that of you. Who is the criminal, eh?  In that case, the answer might more likely be you.  The others have all been checked by the landlord already at the time they are hired.

To top it off, I took photos of my friend's apartment one day (see attached). Too many cracks in the walls for ants/silverfish to frequent the apartment. So, you cannot walk around barefoot inside - you must wear slippers.   I doubt it.  By your own admission - you thought the place was good enough for you to live in.  You only objected when they asked you for your ID to run a credit check.  All of a sudden now, the place is infested because they ask you to provide copies of your ID to run a credit check.  You must be a special kind of stupid. 

Lastly, take note that Washington County police wear body cameras. The train station in the area has an elevator that states you are being audio and visually recorded. So, the county this apartment is located in is a load of 'surveillance.'  Let freedom ring!  You know you're being watched, everywhere you go, right?  Everywhere!  Probably to keep an eye on people like you (riff-raff)....

Credit checks are standard when opting to wish to live in a reputable apartment.  If you're afraid to provide this information, then you are not a reputable person.  It is not a judgment - it is a fact.  It is that simple.