Secure & Streamline Your Student Housing Move-In
Verify residents before the keys are handed over, prevent unauthorized occupants, and keep a whole season of move-ins moving.
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Handle a Whole Move-In Season at Once
Student housing does not fill gradually. It fills in a few weeks, and manual checks do not scale to that shape:
Verify Before Move-In Week
Confirm identity while leases are still being signed, so move-in week is a handover rather than a queue.
Reduce Staff Workload
Automate identity capture and screening so your team handles a season of arrivals without a season of paperwork.
Consistent Screening
Apply the same verification to every resident, whether they applied online, through an agent, or in person.
The Ultimate Defense Against Student Housing Fraud
Stop Fake IDs
Our advanced ID verification detects fraudulent documents submitted during an application made entirely online.
Prevent Unauthorized Occupants
Confirm the person moving in is the person on the lease, and identify rooms quietly taken over by someone else.
Reduce Property Damage
Screen against watchlists and incident reports to identify residents likely to cause disturbances or damage to rooms and shared spaces.
One Record per Resident, Ready When You Need It
A room let to the wrong person is a problem for the whole building, and the questions come later. Checktiv keeps the evidence together:
Verified Identity on File
Keep the verified ID, selfie match and timestamp attached to the resident record rather than scattered across inboxes.
One Standard Across Intakes
Apply the same verification to every resident, so a decision made in one intake can still be explained in the next.
Defensible Records
Show exactly what was checked, and when, if a tenancy is ever questioned.
Protect Residents, Buildings, and Your Reputation
Student accommodation is a community, and families notice how it is run:
Prioritize Resident Safety
Proactively screen residents against relevant watchlists and background checks to create a safer environment for everyone in the building.
Build Family and Institutional Trust
Show families and institutional partners that every resident is verified to the same consistent standard.
Protect Your Reputation
Identify and manage high-risk situations before they escalate, so residents and their families keep trusting how the building is run.
Reputation is Everything: Checktiv helps you run student housing that families trust and institutions are happy to recommend, year after year.
Easily integrate your tech stack with Checktiv
Use Checktiv to integrate the services you need via Web SDK, RESTful API, or our Hosted Verification Page. Alternatively, you can onboard users via a QR code or a link to the verification form without integrating Checktiv at all. Don't worry about interruptions with 99.996% uptime.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How does Checktiv verify residents before move-in?
Checktiv integrates with your property management system, so verification runs while leases are still being signed. Residents complete ID capture and screening from their own device, and your team sees the result before the keys are released.
Can Checktiv detect fake IDs submitted during an online application?
Yes. Our ID verification includes checks for tampering, hologram validation where applicable, and biometric matching against the applicant's selfie and liveness check.
Can Checktiv handle a whole intake at once?
Yes. Verification is completed by each resident on their own device, so an intake is not limited by how many people your team can process in person.
Does Checktiv integrate with student housing management systems?
Yes. Checktiv is designed for integration with the systems student housing operators already run. Our API allows for automated data exchange, triggering verification and pushing results back into your workflow.
How does verification protect residents and the wider building?
By screening residents against watchlists, optional background checks, and our network intelligence, Checktiv helps identify individuals who may pose a risk to other residents or to the property itself.