Renters Are Conning Their Way Into Luxury Apartments

Wall Street Journal, Oct. 21, 2025-Deborah Acosta, Rebecca Picciotto
Atlanta is the epicenter of a national surge in rental-application fraud.

Renting a two-bedroom apartment in this city costs nearly $2,000 a month on average, well above what the typical renter in this city can comfortably afford. Many of them are turning to fraud as a way to secure fancier accommodations.
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