First, request a copy of the report from the screening company that produced it — if you were denied housing because of it, you're entitled to a free copy. Then dispute the error in writing. The company generally must reinvestigate within 30 days. If they verify false information anyway, an attorney can escalate with a legal dispute and file suit under the FCRA if they still refuse to correct it.

Yes — if the information is inaccurate, incomplete, or unverifiable, a lawyer can force its removal. We dispute directly with the screening company and the courts or furnishers supplying the bad data, and we sue when they don't comply. What a lawyer can't do is remove accurate records — anyone promising that is selling credit repair, not legal representation.

A landlord who denies you based on a screening report must give you an adverse action notice identifying the company that produced it. You then have the right to a free copy of that report and the right to dispute the false eviction. If a dismissed, resolved, or someone else's eviction cost you housing, you may have an FCRA claim for the harm it caused — including lost housing opportunities and emotional distress.

Screening companies generally must complete a reinvestigation within 30 days of your dispute. Many cases resolve within 30–90 days once legal pressure is applied. If the company refuses to correct the error and the case goes to court, it takes longer — but litigation can also recover damages for the harm the error caused. Every case is different, and no outcome can be guaranteed.

Under the FCRA you may recover actual damages — lost housing opportunities, higher deposits, out-of-pocket costs, and emotional distress. For willful violations, the law adds statutory damages of $100 to $1,000, possible punitive damages, and attorney fees and costs paid by the violator. That fee-shifting is why we can take strong cases with no upfront cost to you.