If they fill out the application and the first thing you see is that they have 17 pets, you can immediately deny them without wasting time checking landlord references, running a credit/criminal background, etc.

Make corporate leaders criminally and civilly liable for the actions of their organization.

FYI in cleveland when the city sees the owner as an out of state entity you are put right in the cross hairs and they will literally go measure the grass and fine you and make it a criminal offense. so in cuyahoga county yes i agree to use a LLC but I would do an ohio one.

Running background checks on tenants, criminal, eviction, employment history are some way to determine if this is the right tenant for you. 

Padsplit residents can cause problems with neighbors and other residents because many have substance abuse and/or criminal histories. 

The only real way to create a "warning" is to pursue them legally to get an arrest or to get a money judgment - both of which will show on a background check.Although, all the tenant rights advocates are pushing to STOP landlords from being able to consider criminal history in tenant screening:(

This is a crucial step in identifying and cracking down on criminal elements.

I'm all for calling out scam artists and criminal and holding people accountable to ripping people off.... but tread lightly and be sure you are sticking up for the right person.

After all, if criminal behavior is the culprit then why not advocate for prosecution of criminals?

., college student, dependent parent) then they still need to pass criminal background check.