Would you rent to someone evicted 14 years ago?

[Jimmy S.]

I have a tenant who applied and said they were never evicted. I ran a background and it appears they were 14 years ago. It is a 40 year old single male who will be moving and has no pets. Should I give them the benefit of the doubt or keep looking for someone else? He was really excited about the place but he did lie on the applction about ever being evicted but has cancer and wants to get a nice house for his daughter which he has custody of every other week.

YaY or Nah? He did drive a nice car and was very respectful but his past does not seem good.

[Dick Stevens]

Just because he lied it’s an automatic no.