Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in California

Obtaining credit reports

We received a small claims judgement on renter in the past. Renter never paid the judgment and we need to locate them. Can we obtain a credit report on them based on a written permission to check credit from 10 years ago?


Asked on 5/09/08, 2:39 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Robert F. Cohen Law Office of Robert F. Cohen

Re: Obtaining credit reports

I would be reluctant to use that written consent, as it was probably given only in connection with creditworthiness for purposes of rental. You might hire a private investigator to find them or, if their names aren't too common, try http://www.zabasearch.com (a free search engine that is amazing and scary).

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Answered on 5/09/08, 2:49 pm


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