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PSA: landlord ran my credit at a place in Cleveland and the report had a $1,800 cable bill from an address I left in 2019
So last month I'm sitting in the leasing office at this complex off West 25th in Cleveland, and the property manager pulls up my credit report on her screen and just goes quiet. There's a $1,800 collections hit from a cable company for an address I moved out of back in 2019, and I swear on everything I never had an account there past the move out date. I paid the deposit on the spot hoping it wouldn't matter, but she calls me two days later saying corporate flagged it and they need it cleared or a letter before they'll approve the lease. I called the cable company and they said the account was opened in my name six months after I left, which means my old roommate or somebody used my info. I filed a dispute with the bureau and sent the complex a copy of the dispute confirmation, plus a letter explaining the timeline. They ended up approving me but put me on a 9 month lease with a higher deposit, and the dispute still isn't done yet. Has anyone dealt with a utility collection from an old address popping up right when you're trying to sign? I don't know if I should push the cable company harder or just let the bureau ride it out.
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