It is punishable by a fine not to exceed $250,000 and/or a prison sentence of not more than two years."

The Peidra del Sol management basically told me they will not penalize the roommate (her school record) at all unless my cousin in law defaults, and then they both get punished together.What kind of system is this?

Here in California it goes on their civil record so when doing a criminal research you will see an "Unlawful Detainer" filed against them.

Hope that gets some extra deals for buyers on here while punishing those bad apples.

That's why you get the risk premiums / price discounts with foreclosures.That is besides the fact trying to suck every penny of rent out while not paying the mortgage sounds like it is at least at times unlawful.

I end up rewarding good behavior instead of punishing bad.

It is unlawful for any person, with intent to defraud the owner of real property, to engage in equity skimming, which is, to:(a)?

It is fraud against the government punishable with up to $250k fine and prison time.

Plus the university has a system where students can be punished (not sure how) academically if noise complaints are filed with the school, so kids don't get too crazy.So I guess a lot of it depends on the university.

The second scenario is where you might surprise squaters or someone in the home unlawfully.