I recommend you really study your market to determine the appropriate rent rate, then market yours 5-10% below the competition for a six-month lease.

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.

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.

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

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.

@DeBret McGee IIYour best bet is to secure a deal with creative financing, seller financing or meter lease options.

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

Clean the place up, then rent it at market rate to tenants that know how to maintain a home.Any time you have a lease violation, you should follow a simple process.

And if the yard space was part of the lease I guess it makes sense to reduce the rent a little.

The way to qualify is we use the rental leases and divide that by the proposed mortgage payment to calculate the rental ratio.