A civil agreement between private parties cannot be under penalty of purjury. A civil penalty could be levied if it is specified in the contract, but I’ve never seen a rent contract that specified a penalty beyond the landlord having the right to break the agreement if they find out.
Generally speaking, a landlord has an incentive to keep you if you pay on time and don’t damage property, regardless what you lied about.
It’s not fraud, it’s perjury. You literally sign and agree, under threat of perjury, that your financial information is accurate.
At least I don’t have to make 3x rent in prison
I mean yeah, but you might have to soak your bedsheets in the toilet to cool off, according to that other post I saw. Prison is barbaric as fuck.
A civil agreement between private parties cannot be under penalty of purjury. A civil penalty could be levied if it is specified in the contract, but I’ve never seen a rent contract that specified a penalty beyond the landlord having the right to break the agreement if they find out.
Generally speaking, a landlord has an incentive to keep you if you pay on time and don’t damage property, regardless what you lied about.
https://www.apartmentratings.com/renters-library/the-consequences-of-providing-false-information-on-your-rental-application.html