@Thomas Robb     I think some of the things you are looking for have already been drafted up for you, but I'll make a list of some that come to mind in order.Before you start showing, make yourself a one page 'Tenant/Applicant Acceptance Standards' list and type out your acceptance brackets i.e. income 2-3x's rent, minimum credit score 450, etc.... etc... and absolute denial (i.e. no previous or current sex offenders, etc.) and get it notarized at your local credit union (or you lawyer) make sure you consult fair housing standard and then have it dated and then make sure you apply those standards to all applicants - Important if for example, anyone tries to later accuse you of discrimination for denying them for having a low credit score or getting denied because they were a felon previously (just an example) , you can then clearly show that your standards where well established long before they ever came into the picture as the notary shows - won't protect you for all, but better than nothing.

We are absolutely not renting to convicted sex offender.

Why should he make any effort to change when you're already having sex with him?

.• Criminal - If the applicant appears on the nation, state, county, or city's sex offender list, has court orders on back alimony or child support, reject them.• Past landlord reference - You can usually ignore their current landlord.

No registered sex offenders and very few crime reports.

Originally posted by @Bao Nguyen:Applicant 2: couple who's husband has 2 felonies from 2 and 4 years ago, both for cocaine possession.So were the felonies from 2 and 4 years ago or from 6 and 9 years ago as per your later post?

This database is compiled from counties, Department of Corrections (DOC), Administration of the Court (AOC), and state sex offender registries from across the country.

You will be able to get good ones but you will screen out a ton of garbage while in my local rentals I have only had one really bad tenant and have never denied someone because they were a felon, sex offender or had multiple evictions.

"No one may take any of the following actions based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status or handicap:" Tobacco use isn't a protected category(Neither is poor dress sense, bad hygene, stupidity, or being a Republican 8^)

We are planning on giving the husband(who is a meth head and likely sex offender) an offer that will pay off his mortgage and he will walk away from the home.