Tenant Screening or a Tenant Credit Report is usually requested by landlords as part of the application process.
Several states, including NJ, hasve imposed restrictions on the information that may be used to screen tenants. Several of the credit report providers no longer provide service to NJ.
Rentlaw.com. The National Landlord Tenant Guide provides screening as a member of Transunion MySmartmove affiliate. The link to get a credit report is http://rentlaw.mysmartmove.com
Tenants may give this website to their landlord instead of giving out your social secuirty number. An email confirmation is mailed to the tenant, authorizing the landlord to pull the credit.
See rentlaw.mysmartmove.com