Why Rental Unit Contracts Are So Intrusive

Why Rental Unit Contracts Are So Intrusive
An apartment for rent sign hangs outside of an apartment building in San Francisco, Calif., on Dec. 4, 2025. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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Have you filled out a rental application lately? If not, you will be shocked at the depth of the questioning. You need evidence of a stable income stream with employment verification, of course. That’s been true for some time. But these days, there’s much more involved.

Jeffrey A. Tucker
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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Jeffrey A. Tucker is the founder and president of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press, as well as 10 books in five languages, most recently “Liberty or Lockdown.” He is also the editor of “The Best of Ludwig von Mises.” He writes a daily column on economics for The Epoch Times and speaks widely on the topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. He can be reached at [email protected]