My landlord in my apartment complex lost her laptop with all the tenant’s social security and other personal information on it. What should I or my landlord supposed to do?
Thanks for your help.
2006-12-04 08:54:38 · 15 answers · asked by andrew j 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Keep checking your credit to make sure no one steals your identity
2006-12-04 08:55:47 · answer #1 · answered by keith s 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your landlord needs to alert your local SSA office that she has lost the SS numbers of everyone in the complex, and she could have shared their identities inadvertently with strangers.
She also has a legal obligation to alert all of the tenants that their social security information has potentially been put at risk.
In the meantime: keep in check with your banks and credit cards. If you're victim of fraud you have to approve every transaction made on either account.
Story: about a year ago Visa and MasterCard came out saying that thousands of card numbers and information had been stolen. My parents' had a card that was stolen, and their card was kept active without their knowledge so that the "bad guy" could be captured. Terribly irresponsible on their part.
2006-12-04 08:57:05 · answer #2 · answered by FaZizzle 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you're landlord is supposed to have you're S.S. number!
So what she should do, is stop taking them.
But you should have it, though!
So call the 800 number for the S.S. administration, and they can get it and the card for you just like that!
800 772 1213 I think that is it. It is in the blue pages of you're phone book.
As for you're landlord, check landlord/tenant laws in you're area, or get a landlord/tenant lawyer.
Legal services in you're county is free, if they have it. Blue pages.
2006-12-04 09:09:47 · answer #3 · answered by smoothsoullady 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry to hear that. Seems alot of laptops with personal information is being lost or stolen. From Vetran records to student files on campus. I'd notify any credit cards and she should let the police know. I'm not sure from there.
2006-12-04 08:58:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what she should do, but you should contact all 3 credit bureus immediatly & put a fraud alert on your SSN!
You don't want that getting into the wrong hands & bea victom of identity theft!
I believe your landlord should report it to the police!
Good Luck!
2006-12-04 08:57:25 · answer #5 · answered by Heather 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually i would make you landlord pay for a credit watching service for you for at least the next year if you gave her private information it is his/her responsibility to keep it safe.
2006-12-04 08:57:12 · answer #6 · answered by know it all 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you should call your social security office and get your number changed, and call your creditors, and get a fraud alert put on your account, so that way, if someone attempts to open a account under your social security number, the creditors must call you to approve it.
2006-12-04 08:58:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Report it to the SS admin dept ASAP.They may issue you a new number
2006-12-04 08:57:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It should be the landlord's responsiblity to retrieve the info. Don't offer anything up.
2006-12-04 08:57:26 · answer #9 · answered by peter m 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Call the police and make an theth report. Then if you have credit problems you have proof.
2006-12-04 08:59:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋