I Was Evicted From an Apartment and It’s Affecting My Daughter’s Report
If your eviction is showing up on your daughter’s tenant screening report, it is almost always caused by a mixed file — a situation where a screening company combines two people’s rental histories into one report. This is a serious error under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), and it can wrongly block her from renting an apartment, student housing, or even applying for certain jobs.
Why Does My Eviction Appear on My Daughter’s Report?
Tenant screening companies often match records using partial identifiers, which can easily cause mix-ups. Your daughter’s report may include your eviction because of:
Similar last names
Shared address history
A parent/child match in a rental or credit database
Incorrect or incomplete Social Security matching
A data broker merging two profiles together
Historical address linking (same household)
Once two records are connected in a database, the mistake can repeat across multiple screenings unless corrected properly.
Is It Legal for a Screening Company to Mix Up Reports?
No.
Under the FCRA, tenant screening companies must make sure the information they report is:
linked to the right individual
accurate and up-to-date
complete
not misleading
Putting a parent’s eviction onto a child’s report is a major accuracy failure and often leads to strong legal claims.
Your daughter does not have to live with your rental history on her record.
What to Do If Your Eviction Is Appearing on Your Daughter’s Report
Here’s the most effective way to fix the mistake:
1. Get a copy of your daughter’s tenant screening report. She has the right to request a free copy if she was denied housing.
2. Identify where your eviction appears. This might show as:
an eviction filing
a judgment
a rental balance
a collection
a past landlord complaint
3. Gather proof the eviction belongs to you, not her. Useful documents include:
Your lease
Court documents with your name
Proof she was never a tenant on that property
Photo ID for both of you
4. File a dispute with the screening company. Explain that they have mixed the files, and provide proof.
5. Have your daughter notify the landlord. Let them know the report contains inaccurate information.
6. Contact an FCRA lawyer. Mixed-file cases involving family members often qualify for significant compensation because of the harm and embarrassment they cause.
How We Can Help
If your eviction ended up on your daughter’s screening report, we can force the tenant screening company to correct the error and pursue compensation for the harm it caused. Mixed-file cases are among the strongest FCRA violations.