“LeasingDesk” (often shown as “LeasingDsk” on a credit report) is a tenant‑screening service operated by RealPage that landlords and property managers use to check rental applicants.
What LeasingDesk Does
LeasingDesk pulls information such as your credit data, rental and payment history, criminal records, income, debt, and eviction records to generate a screening report and a pass/fail‑type score for landlords. Property owners use that report to decide whether to approve, deny, or add conditions (like a higher deposit) to your rental application.
Why It Shows On Credit Reports
When a landlord uses LeasingDesk to screen you, the system can trigger a hard inquiry on your credit report under a name like “LeasingDsk” or “LeasingDesk Screening.” That inquiry may slightly lower your credit score for a time and generally stays visible for up to two years, similar to other hard pulls.
Your Rights And Next Steps
LeasingDesk/RealPage is treated as a consumer reporting agency, so you can request a copy of your tenant‑screening report and dispute incorrect information under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. If you see “LeasingDesk” on your credit file and were denied housing or believe something is wrong, contact RealPage/LeasingDesk for a copy of your report and then dispute any errors in writing with documentation.
LeasingDesk screening can affect your credit report mainly by adding a hard inquiry and, in some cases, by helping landlords decide based on information pulled from your credit history.
Hard inquiry on your report
When a landlord uses LeasingDesk (RealPage) to screen you, the system usually pulls your credit file from a bureau, which creates a hard inquiry labeled something like “LeasingDsk” or “LeasingDesk Screening” on your credit report.
A hard inquiry can cause a small, temporary drop in your credit score, and the inquiry generally remains visible on your credit report for up to two years, though its impact on your score lessens over time.
Effect of multiple applications
If you apply for several apartments in a short period and each landlord uses LeasingDesk or similar services, you can accumulate multiple hard inquiries.
Multiple inquiries in a short timeframe can have a bigger negative effect on your score, especially if your credit history is thin.
Information LeasingDesk uses
LeasingDesk uses your credit information (along with rental, eviction, criminal, and income data) to generate a pass/fail‑type tenant score for landlords, but it does not create your main credit score itself.
Problems arise if the underlying data in your tenant report is wrong, because bad information can lead to denials of housing even if your regular credit score is decent.
What you can do
You have the right under the Fair Credit Reporting Act to request a copy of your RealPage/LeasingDesk consumer report and dispute any errors, just like with a credit bureau.
If you see a LeasingDesk inquiry you do not recognize or you were denied housing and suspect a mistake, request the report from RealPage, dispute inaccurate items in writing, and consider speaking with a consumer‑rights attorney if the errors are serious or not corrected.
