Do's: Run background check, don't accept violent felons, recent felons, people with evictions or people with several recent misdemeanors.

It's not for no reason, as it is a very violent city, but even the good areas outside of Chicago are still associated with murder-city Chicago.

. - No open Bankruptcies - must be discharged 3 months prior to application- Criminal Record - no sex offenses, domestic violence, property damage, violent or fraud offenses - I don't include anything regarding current bills, credit score, etc. 

The reason simply being Tacoma prices took a heard beating in the downturn and still lagging 2007 peaks.The people that live in Tacoma (again minus North) are people making 30-50k grands a year, looking for clean place to live, without violent crimes.

Most of the time as long as there are no repeat offenses or anything violent we approve them.

I've had others in the past that have had to be evicted, for various reasons, just as with other tenants; the prospect of losing a voucher isn't sufficient motivation for some to pay on time, care for the premises or not try to move in the drug dealing boyfriend or the violent baby-daddy that breaks windows throwing hammers (that one broke her windshield, too).

My older brother is way more violent then I and that killed him I don’t get into bar fights.

I'm conflicted because it was non-violent (shades of gray at worst), 5 years ago already, and they're assuring me his record is clean since (I have not run their background check yet since I wasn't going to make them pay for that unless I thought I'd actually rent to them).

Ok, here's how we are handling it.He said the breakup was violent, she left, but was threatening to come back when he was away and tear things up.

Certain crimes are worse than others I for one could care less about renting to someone Who had done pot in their past, if that was a requirement for president of the United States we wouldn't of had at least two presidents so far, some crimes are very heinous in nature and I would not want to rent to someone, such as being violent to women, multiple breaking enterings, arson etc, crimes that actually hurts others