Tenant verification, with the tenant’s consent
Handing your flat to someone you met once is an act of trust. This gives you something firmer to base it on, without asking the tenant to hand over documents to a stranger.
No subscription. You pay per check, and only after the person has agreed to it.
Who this is for
Landlords, housing societies and letting agents across India who are choosing between applicants and want more than a self-declared employer and a photocopied ID.
The problem it solves
Most landlords verify a tenant by collecting a photocopy of an Aadhaar card and a promise. Documents are trivially edited, references are often friends, and a police verification form takes weeks and rarely comes back. Meanwhile you are deciding this week.
How it works
- You raise a request with the applicant’s name and whatever identifiers they have given you.
- They receive a link, see exactly what will be checked and why, and either agree or decline. Nothing is looked up before they do.
- Checks run against the sources we are connected to, and you get a report with each finding, its confidence, and what it does not tell you.
- The applicant gets a certificate of what they consented to, which anyone can verify independently.
What you get, and what you do not
Stated with equal weight. A background check that quietly leaves something out is worse than one that names its limits.
Included
- Identity structure validation on the PAN they supply, which catches a fabricated or mistyped number outright
- GSTIN check-digit validation where the tenant runs a business
- Screening against published international sanctions lists and watchlists
- A written assessment that says plainly what was and was not established
- A downloadable PDF report and a consent certificate the tenant can verify
Not included
- Indian criminal or court records. We are not connected to a court-records provider, and we will not imply otherwise. A clear report from us says nothing about whether someone has a case against them.
- Police verification. That is a separate statutory process with your local police station.
- Credit scores or rental payment history.
Where each answer comes from
| Check | Source | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| PANFormat test | Published PAN structure rules, computed offline | A well-formed PAN is not a verified one. Nothing confirms it belongs to this person. |
| GSTINFormat test | Published GSTIN check-digit algorithm, computed offline | A correct check digit does not prove the registration exists or is active. |
| Sanctions and watchlistsLive | Didit AML screening, with UN and EU lists as fallback | International designations only. It does not cover Indian criminal records. |
| DigiLocker identityLive | DigiLocker (MeriPehchaan) | Runs only when the subject chooses DigiLocker. Many people, domestic staff among them, do not use it. |
Common questions
Do I need the tenant’s permission?
Yes, and the product enforces it rather than assuming it. No check runs until the applicant has personally signed a consent form on their own device. Under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, checking someone without their agreement is not lawful, and a verification you cannot evidence consent for is worth very little if it is ever disputed.
What if the tenant refuses?
They can decline, and you are told. That is a real answer rather than silence: you know they were asked, you know they said no, and you can weigh that however you see fit. What you cannot do is check them anyway.
How long does it take?
The checks themselves take under a minute once consent is signed. The waiting is on the applicant, which is entirely in their hands.
Can I verify someone who has already moved in?
Yes, with the same consent step. An existing tenancy does not remove the need for their agreement.
What happens to their data afterwards?
Personal data is deleted automatically 30 days after the request is raised. The tenant can also withdraw consent at any time from the See my data page, which stops further processing and brings the deletion forward.
Is this valid across all Indian states?
The consent framework and the DPDP obligations apply nationwide. The data sources we are connected to are national rather than state-specific, so a tenant in Kerala is checked against the same sources as one in Punjab.
Related services
Available in every state and union territory, because the sources are national. Verification by state.