English for Tenancy Verification

Do you want to know if they actually live there or if their rent is current?

Hi Punkey,

This is for business lease verification and I need to know if their rent is current .
Since I speak pretty fluent English, I encounter some language barrier from time to time especially in phone conversation...

Thank you for your attention !!

I would suggest taking it one step at a time.

First say you want to verify his address, i.e., that he is a tenant.

If he is, ask if he's current in his rent (or "it" if it's a business).

So, Can I say below? Is it make sense?

"I'd like to verify one of your tenant's tenancy status to see if their rent is current."

Sure you can say that. It's a fine statement in English. I was just suggesting a little more methodical approach. Some landlords may dislike this type of inquiry and it might sometimes be prudent to "soften them up" a little before getting to the important questions. But I'm no expert. Whatever works for you.

English-wise I might make a couple of other suggestions. It might be better to rephrase it since you're actually asking two questions, one of which may be moot, depending on the answer to the first. For example



Also "tenancy status" refers to the question of whether the person in question actually is a tenant. For this reason, it's also best not to refer to "one of your tenants" at the outset. It is redundant to ask about a "tenant's" tenancy status. Identifying the person as a "tenant" presumes you already know his "tenancy status." If you already know, or assume, you know that, then it's best to leave out "tenancy status." For example:

Thank you so much layman!

You're quite welcome.