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Rent requirements in the US are nuts
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It's not fraud, it's perjury. You literally sign and agree, under threat of perjury, that your financial information is accurate.
At least I don't have to make 3x rent in prison
I mean yeah, but you might have to soak your bedsheets in the toilet to cool off, according to that other post I saw. Prison is barbaric as fuck.
A civil agreement between private parties cannot be under penalty of purjury. A civil penalty could be levied if it is specified in the contract, but I've never seen a rent contract that specified a penalty beyond the landlord having the right to break the agreement if they find out.
Generally speaking, a landlord has an incentive to keep you if you pay on time and don't damage property, regardless what you lied about.
https://www.apartmentratings.com/renters-library/the-consequences-of-providing-false-information-on-your-rental-application.html