A roommate gets your address, your schedule and, on a joint lease, your credit. You are agreeing to a year with a stranger from a listing. Twenty minutes of checking beats twelve months of regret.
Meet in person. See ID. Put the rent split, the bills, the deposit and the notice period in writing, even between friends. On a joint lease you are liable for the whole rent if they leave, so the check is really about that risk.
One dossier with the identity, the work history, the social footprint, the public disputes and anything that contradicts what they told you.
Enter a name, pick the right person, and read a free preview in about a minute. The full dossier is $25. They are never notified.
Run a free search →No. Tenant screening is covered by the FCRA and needs a licensed provider and the applicant's consent. Proofile is for personal awareness only, such as choosing who you share a flat with.
That answers the question. Anyone signing a lease with you will already be putting their legal name on it.
No. Nothing is sent to them at any point.