@Jerry     @Jerry W.undefinedAnd there is no stay from criminal charges under the Bankruptcy Code, Jerry will lock you up anyway (hehehe). :)

@Chris Piper  i know this sounds cool.. but its totally illegal for an agent to give out their MLS code.There is much private information on these systems.. and who is to know if your not a criminal of some sorts and use this information to case homes and or other bad stuff.Not saying you of course but you get my drift..

No police should be involved,  they have real criminals to go hunting for unless there was damage done to your vehicle.

I would definitely not allow a report from a tenant since you need both criminal and credit and housing history verified. 

This particular rental, though, has been vacant for a little over two months...the longest we've ever had a vacany, but it's a unit above our house, and we've already turned a few people away because of criminal history or whatever reason.  

Such as, if the tenant; doesn't pay rent, fails to vacate at the end of the lease term, damages property, violates a condition of a written lease, is involved in criminal activity, etc.. 

For your criminal part, establish what your requirement will be:-No criminal history-No felonies-Misdemeanors (case by case)?

Take this as a lesson to ask for appraisal earlier in the year or fight the up hill battle against county government criminals?

Unless otherwise provided by law, proof of violation shall not require criminal conviction, but shall be by preponderance of the evidence and upon Landlord’s reasonable suspicion and at Landlord’s sole discretion.

Check their criminal history make sure everything checks out.