How verification works
Every listing has a passport. Each fact on it is checked separately, and the passport says exactly what was checked, how, and when.
Most fraud in property and rentals relies on one confusion: someone proves who they are, and the listing borrows that trust for things that were never checked, like whether they own the flat. Atlas keeps these facts apart.
A check can be verified (a reviewer accepted the evidence), in review, not verified (the evidence was rejected), expired, or not checked. Only “verified” means Atlas looked at evidence. Everything a lister types is their own statement.
Lister identity
A reviewer matched a government photo ID to the lister's name.
It does not confirm ownership of any asset.
Evidence: PAN card, passport, driving licence or voter ID. Mask the first 8 digits of an Aadhaar card if you use one. Valid for 24 months.
Business registration
A reviewer checked the business registration documents.
It does not confirm the business is authorised to deal in a particular asset.
Evidence: Certificate of incorporation, GST registration or RERA agent registration. Valid for 12 months.
Authority to list
Documents show the lister owns the asset or holds written authorisation from its owner.
It is not a legal title search.
Evidence: Ownership document in the lister's name, or the owner's signed authorisation letter with the owner's ownership document. Valid for 12 months.
Ownership documents
A reviewer examined the ownership documents and found them consistent with the listing.
It is not a title search or legal opinion. Buyers and long-term tenants should get one from a lawyer.
Evidence: Sale deed, allotment letter, lease deed from the authority, or registration certificate for vehicles. Valid for 12 months.
Physical check
Size, condition and key features were checked by a site visit or live video inspection.
It is not a structural, safety or engineering survey.
Evidence: Request a site visit or video inspection after uploading recent photos. Valid for 6 months.
Registration or approval
The declared registration or approval was checked against the issuing authority's records or documents.
It does not confirm compliance with every applicable law.
Evidence: RERA certificate, fire NOC, occupancy certificate, tourism registration or permit. Valid until the approval itself expires.
Methods
Each verified check records its method: document review, site visit, live video inspection, check against the official register. Reviewers can't verify their own listings.
What Atlas does automatically
- Flags photos that already appear on another listing, and likely duplicate listings at the same place.
- Flags prices far below comparable listings, and descriptions that ask for payment before a viewing.
- Hides phone numbers and emails in messages until a request is accepted or a visit is scheduled.
- Shows only an approximate area on public pages; the exact address is shared with people you're dealing with.
- Removes location data from uploaded photos.
Flags send a listing to a human reviewer. They never remove a listing by themselves.
What Atlas doesn't do
Atlas doesn't provide title searches, legal opinions, valuations, insurance or escrow, and doesn't hold or move money. Before buying, leasing long-term or paying a deposit, use a lawyer and pay through traceable channels.