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Removal guide

How to remove yourself from Apartments.com

Site
apartments.com
Category
other (rental listings platform; treated by Optery as a "custom removal" example, i.e., data-broker-adjacent due to renter data it holds)
Difficulty
Medium-Hard (per Optery's "custom-only" classification)
Time to processnot specified

What they publish

Renter/applicant data submitted through inquiries or applications — contact details, income history, and credit scores — plus listings data for 1M+ rental properties.

Owner / network: Owned by CoStar Group.

Removing yourself, step by step

0 of 3 done
  1. Go to https://www.apartments.com/grow/about/do-not-sell-my-personal-information-california-residents and submit the do-not-sell/share request if you're a CA resident.
  2. For non-CA residents or fuller data-deletion requests, email support@apartments.com describing what data to remove and any associated listing/application reference.
  3. Expect this to require back-and-forth (custom handling) rather than an instant automated confirmation.

Tap a step to tick it off. Progress is saved in this browser only.

How they confirm it

likely email/identity match

If they ignore you

Escalate to CoStar Group's corporate privacy contact or file a state AG/CCPA complaint if a formal opt-out request goes unanswered.

Data brokers re-list. Check again in about 60 days.

Re-listing risk for this site: Moderate — active rental-marketplace data (inquiries/applications) regenerates whenever the person interacts with the platform again.

Common questions

How do I remove myself from Apartments.com?

Use Apartments.com's opt-out page (apartments.com/grow/about/do-not-sell-my-personal-information-california-residents). Or email their privacy address, support@apartments.com. The guide above lists 3 steps, and this page writes the removal request for you to send from your own email.

Will my information come back on Apartments.com?

Moderate — active rental-marketplace data (inquiries/applications) regenerates whenever the person interacts with the platform again. Check again in about 60 days.