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By now you know that your credit score can have a big impact on your life—like when you want to finance a big purchase such as a house, or when you’re looking for a new rental. You can expect your potential landlord to run a credit check and, as a general rule, you will need a score of 620 or higher to rent an apartment. But credit reports can, on occasion, contain errors—and those errors can derail your apartment search when a landlord gives you a hard pass as a tenant.

Can’t Get an Apartment Because of a Credit Report Error? Here’s How To Fix It