A strong, positive credit history is essential to securing car loans, credit cards and mortgages – and to doing so at favorable interest rates. Unfortunately, unlike homeowners, apartment residents traditionally have not gotten credit on their credit reports for making their rent payments on time and in full.
With 2020 firmly behind us, apartment owners and operators have reasons to be optimistic about the road ahead. The pandemic has undeniably presented major economic challenges for many, but the average credit score in the U.S. increased by 1% in 2020, according to Experian.
SB 1157—a new California Senate Bill—requires operators of multifamily units in California that receive federal, state or local subsidies to offer each resident in a subsidized apartment home the option of having their rental payments reported to a major credit bureau.