Can a landlord ask for my criminal record?

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A landlord can ask you to consent to a criminal record check before agreeing to rent you their house. However, if you have already signed a tenancy agreement, your landlord cannot require you to consent to a criminal record check *unless* it is a *condition* of the tenancy agreement. Your landlord can require your consent for a criminal check when your lease comes up for renewal.
If you think the landlord has relied on outdated or irrelevant information in refusing you a tenancy, you should first ask for their actual reasons for doing so. If you are not satisfied with their response, you can make a complaint under the Privacy Act to the Privacy Commissioner.

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