Landlords are spying on tenants' status for stimulus checks to collect rent

[ezekial45]

Some Landlords Are Illegally Spying On Tenants’ Stimulus Check Status

Some landlords are impersonating tenants to check the status of their stimulus check payments on the IRS "Get My Payment" portal and then harassing them to pay their rent

www.forbes.com

Stimulus payments, intended to help those struggling due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, started reaching Americans last week. The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) expected up to 80 million Americans to receive their payments via direct deposit by April 15, with paper checks being mailed starting next week. While millions are awaiting their payments to help with necessities, landlords are also eager for their tenants to receive stimulus checks, so they can pay rent. Unfortunately, some landlords have not just been waiting patiently; instead, some appear to be resorting to illegal tactics to learn when their tenants are receiving their payments in order to pressure them to pay.

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To clarify, it's illegal to use the IRS site using someone else's information. This is the tweet that has been making the rounds. The landlord used the info gathered from tenants to log into the IRS site to see if they got their checks, then they contacted individual renters to get them to use the money for rent.


Stay safe everyone. Know your rights, and don't get pushed around by greedy landlords.

 

[Atenhaus]

Gotta love it when the sheer fucking audacity of someone's actions perfectly intersect with multiple forthcoming fraud charges.

 

[Mammoth Jones]

Know your rights and utilize the legal system. That's terrible to try and snoop on folks like that.

 

[sphagnum]

Not a fan of landlords!

 

[Deleted member 7082]

This landlord isn't even edible.

 

[Username1198]

I'd be livid if my landlord did that. Unbelievable and a huge invasion of privacy.

 

[GulAtiCa]

Already a thread. But yep, Fuck these assholes

Landlord allegedly uses IRS website and tenants SSN to check whether they got stimulus check, proceeds to berate them over it

Just saw this on Twitter, had to post this over here. What the actual fuck?

www.resetera.com

 

[TaySan]

there was already a thread, but yea that dude should get called out on social media for it. I'm pretty sure it's illegal too to do that too.

 

[Elrid]

So hey, I couldn't happen but notice you got a sizable check of $1200 from a pretty high up guy with a super fancy signature... You weren't planning on buying canned goods with that were you?

 

[Hecht]

Landlord allegedly uses IRS website and tenants SSN to check whether they got stimulus check, proceeds to berate them over it

Just saw this on Twitter, had to post this over here. What the actual fuck?

www.resetera.com