If they are not happy, they can leave at the end of the lease.  

Alternative options include offering a significant down payment, a lease-option agreement, a joint venture, or a deferred closing to align with John's timeline.

Despite living in CA for the last 14 years, we still get back frequently.

Our guests have ranged from newly hired UNR football coaches relocating their families to individuals traveling for medical care, couples on ski leases for Mt.

First of all I put my acceptance criteria clearly in the ad: minimum credit score (enter X amount, 620 is what I use),income 2-3x rent, good rental history, references, no evictions, acceptance dependent upon background check and employment verification, pet policy, desired lease term, etc. so that people will hopefully read that and not come to the open house if they know they won’t qualify.

I'd be letting my tenant know that their goverment is failing them.Actually, the HAP contract does say that we can charge the HA a late fee after the first two months of occupancy if reasonable and otherwise accounted for in the lease.

are they on leases or month to month? 

So for the upfront costs (e.g. Option Fee, Security Deposit, etc) can you do it with no money out of pocket? Is it advisable to do it with no money out of pocket? If it is what is the workflow to find the funding?

It takes longer to lease in-person-and it's expensive.  

If your place is uninhabitable, tenants can end the lease or withhold rent until it’s livable, but I like to keep things friendly by offering a temporary rent reduction or helping them find a short-term solution.