Single-Key Inc

I was reviewing my emails and noticed an email from SingleKey offering tenant insurance. Reading it, I noticed someone ran my credit check without my consent. I do not recall giving consent to run my credit check with third parties. I was looking into renting a condo, but I was providing all credit reports myself or my real estate agent was running it through the brokerage.

The email from SingleKey states that "my landlord named *** ***" ran a credit check that affected my credit score!!!!! Firstly, the person who ran a credit check is not my landlord, as I never rented a condo from them. Secondly, I've never given consent for a credit check to a random person.

My concern is that when "landlords" run or apply for a tenant's credit check, how do you ensure that that particular person actually has consent from "the tenant"? As a tenant, I see it as a violation of our privacy!!!! Someone can pay you and get all the private info they need.