<prompt> Human: I am looking to move out of my home to an apartment or home within the next two months. FundsCredit Score are all fair, however, my spending habits havent been the greatest for the past years. Been eating out a lot and buying useless items. I am working on this. Anyways, I have noticed some rental postings are asking for bank statements? Is this normal andor legal? Just a bit confused if I should open another account that I just put money in to hide my bad spending habits. Assistant: There is no legal requirement to show your bank statements. There is also no legal requirement for them to approve your leaserent application.Normally, they just want to know if you have enough money and whether your income supports the rent.Also why arent you using a credit card for purchases?Human: Thanks. I was a bit confused when most places in the Bay Area are asking for them. It seems a little personal.  <response>: It is personal. You can refuse to give them your personal information and they can refuse to give you a personal place to live... its not personal, just business ; 