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Question: Can my landlord/parents refuse to give a rental history? We rented from them for 9 years and the house was in a trust until they sold it without telling us. In court (over amount they owed for repairs) he admitted we never missed a payment or paid late but they refuse to sign anything or put anything in writing because they admitted they had not been paying taxes on the rental income we were paying! What can we do to get a rental history so we can buy a house or move into another rental? It's the only thing holding us back,

Answer: As a general rule, a tenant’s previous landlord is not required to provide the tenant’s prospective future landlord with a reference, which is why most landlords perform a background and credit check (which, among other things, will confirm where the tenant has lived in the past).