RentalVerify· is this rental listing real?

About RentalVerify

A free, public-record rental-legitimacy checker for the pre-deposit moment.

What we do

Given a listing address, we surface the recorded property owner from the county assessor — the public record of who actually owns it. If a named real-estate agent is involved, we check whether they hold an active license in the state registry. Plus the classic red-flag checklist.

What we don't do: we never tell you a listing or person is a scam. A name mismatch has innocent explanations. We report facts so you can verify directly.

Coverage (honest)

Recorded-owner lookup: Philadelphia, PA · Maricopa County, AZ (Phoenix metro) · Travis County, TX (Austin) · Fulton County, GA (Atlanta) · Harris County, TX (Houston). Other counties: honest null — look the address up at your county assessor.

Real-estate license: Florida (live) · California (official link) · New York (official link) · Texas (official link).

API

/api/owner?address=&county=&contact= — recorded-owner cross-check.
/api/agent?state=fl&name= — real-estate license check.
/api/coverage — covered counties + states.

Agent-payable (x402) address-ownership endpoint settles to USDC on Base: 0x38134a7F97636E26365Fb17405566595B917a341. See /.well-known/x402.

How to read this: We report public-record facts only (the recorded property owner per the county assessor; whether a named agent holds an active state real-estate license) and a general education checklist. We do NOT and CANNOT tell you a specific listing or person is a scam — a name mismatch has innocent explanations (LLCs, property managers, agents, relatives). Use this to VERIFY DIRECTLY. Never wire, Zelle, gift-card, or crypto a deposit before you have toured the unit and confirmed the listing is real.

FCRA: This is a public-record information tool, not a consumer report; do not use it for tenant screening or any FCRA-covered purpose.