If the police have a search warrant for your house, then they have the legal authority to enter the premises, often by force, but lets look at a couple common sense facts:Police are not likely to break down your door, unless they believe you may 1) have weapons 2) be a flight risk wanted on fairly serious charges 3) be hiding and have made attempts to contact you at the residence at least once before.Generally in the case of non-violent or non serious offenders, the police would generally knock and ask to talk to you.

Income have to be verifiable.Criminal record : No felony convictions, no violent crimes convictions in the pastEviction record: No evictions in the past (we may consider person who has eviction in the distant past ONLY if it was paid off), no history of property damages from previous rentals.Credit report: No accounts more than 60 days past due (unless it is medical bills or student loans)Positive references from both current and past landlordsPet approval:Cats : We allow domestic well trained well cared for indoor cats.

Income have to be verifiable.Criminal record : No felony convictions, no violent crimes convictions in the pastEviction record: No evictions in the past (we may consider person who has eviction in the distant past ONLY if it was paid off), no history of property damages from previous rentals.Credit report: No accounts more than 60 days past due (unless it is medical bills or student loans)Positive references from both current and past landlords Pet approval:Cats : We allow domestic well trained well cared for indoor cats.

Criminaloffenses (misdemeanor or felony) of a violent nature against either person orproperty will result in denial.2.          

Anita Anita,There are many forum threads here on BP about areas but here's my take on it:A - location where you and I (and everybody here on BP) want to live in (very low crime, no houses or apartments with boarded up windows, schools are the best in the country or best in the state or best in the county)B - a grade below A, this is where the middle class lives, good school district, still low crime rateC - this is lower middle class, higher crime rate, schools middle of the road in terms of rating, rarely do you see a house/building with boarded up windows but it happensD - clearly lower income area, very high crime rate, one house per block is boarded upF - this is called the WAR ZONE, every other house is boarded up, drug dealing and prostitution happening in every other corner specially at night, graffitti galore and even the police is afraid to go there because this is where 90% of violent crimes happenI started with Fs/Ds and I thought I went to heaven when I got Cs.

Automatic Rejection: Your application will be automatically rejected for any of the following:a) Eviction by a prior landlord in the last 24 months;b) Outstanding debt or unpaid damages to a previous landlord;c) Undisclosed criminal record, felony or misdemeanor;d) Being registered as a sex offender;e) Conviction of possession or distribution of a controlled substance;f) Conviction of spousal abuse or violent crime;g) Currently pending the outcome of a felony or misdemeanor charge;h) Bankruptcy in the past 5 years that has not been discharged/released;i) Invalid social security number;j) Outstanding federal tax lien, the repayment terms for which are not current;k) False information on your application;l) Incomplete application, including applicant signature on all pages of the application and this form;m) Failure to pay the application fee at the time of application submittal.

There is a difference between a violent murderer and a kid caught selling Marijuana.

The problem with them is the limited number of apartments available compared to those who need them, and the violent criminal element using these places as homes between prison sentences making them dangerous to other who live there.So there are solutions, just not perfect solutions.Good Luck!  

I think the what we call a "screening failure".Don't buy in war zones, don't rent to violent criminals. 

I notified a potential tenant via text that their application was denied after the $35 tenant screening service revealed an active, open bankruptcy (<6 months) (as well as two prior dismissed bankruptcy filings), a recent eviction filing and judgment (<6 months), two collection actions, and a prior but old criminal conviction (non-violent offense).