More recently, some apartment complexes have begun reporting rent payments through a rent payment reporting system which is now owned by Experian, one of the three major credit bureaus. If you rent from a landlord that uses RentBureau, your monthly rent payments will appear on your credit report, thus improving your credit score - but only your score with Experian since credit bureaus don't share data.
TransUnion has a service called that allows property managers to report rent payments either directly or through a third-party rent data processor. The renter’s credit report will show the last rent payment made, the next rent payment due, the timeliness of payments, and any remarks regarding payments that were late but received before the 30-day late deadline. But, the service is only available to companies with 100 or more properties. If you're renting from a smaller , they're likely not using ResidentRent.
Even when rent payments are included on your credit report, they’re not guaranteed to help your credit score. In a , a FICO spokesman said that FICO doesn’t include rental history in credit scores in the credit score calculation. This means that even if your rent is reported to the credit bureaus, it won’t help your credit score. It can help, however, if a landlord manually reviews your credit report looking for positive tradelines.