<prompt> Human: Hello all,I am about to rent my first apartment from a pretty large complex near my university, and I was wondering if its normal for a tenant application to ask for credit card info as well as the SSN of myself and my co-signer. I understand they need to run credit checks, but is all of this needed? Seems kind of weird, but maybe that is just because I am all new to this.Here is the document I was given:  <response>: Doesnt hurt to ask why they need that information. SSN is for the credit check, but credit card number is a little strange to me... unless they are charging your rent to your credit card. 