Security deposit. Tenant posts cash against damage and non-payment.
It is a financial instrument.
It exists to relieve Tenant may damage the unit or stop paying. That is the whole reason it is here: nothing enters this map without a human problem behind it.
2 organisations in this map sell it, 1 of them publicly listed.
Its neighbourhood
Everything this entry connects to directly. Click any point to follow it.
The line back to a human being
4 hops from a person at a phase of life. The further a thing sits from the person, the more abstract it looks — and the more it tends to be mistaken for something that came from nowhere.
- SolutionSecurity deposit
- FrictionTenant may damage the unit or stop paying
- SolutionRental housing
- FrictionNeed a shared home before you can afford to own one
- Life phaseHousehold formation
- Rooted inScarce resources
- Rooted inShelter
- Rooted inUncertainty
Relieves
Who sells it
| Organisation | Value | Type | Products |
|---|---|---|---|
| TransUnion | $18B | public · TRU | credit reports, rental screening |
| TheGuarantors | $0.3B | private | lease guarantees, deposit replacement |