Rental agents need to know that you have a steady job so you can pay your rent, which you can't have without a Social Security number. As others have said, it's not that they require an SSN to rent.It's that they use the SSN to check your credit history, which you'll have none. ES households do not have to provide or apply for a SSN until after their first allotment, but must do so before their second allotment. Proof of Application. That depends entirely on the landllord and whether they will rent without that SS number. The good news is that you do not need an SSN on an apartment rental application to screen a prospective tenant. If you were not at the trial, fill out and file form to ask the judge to cancel the judgment (decision). If the judge does not give you a. A rental application will usually ask for the following information: • The names, addresses, and telephone numbers of your current and past em.