But, you could probably just ask them, "Do you feel confident you would pass a background check that would result in you being qualified to be a tenant here?"

@Andrew SchraderAlong with the messiness of having to evict someone not on the lease - what if he doesn’t pass a background check.

The latest in conversation yesterday with the management company is that their lawyer advised the board pass a special assessment to deal with this/fund the solution.

Many prices of land that are cheap (especially in California) are cheap because they won’t pass a perc test for septic system, or they have endangered species restrictions and require expensive mitigation fees, you want to check for protected trees and plants, wetland restrictions, and you will want to do a geotechnical report to be sure you can get a foundation on there.

I thought about hiring my own inspector to check out the property first to see whether it could pass a code compliance inspection, and then decide whether to contact the city or not.

Be it raise property tax or pass a levy on sales/construction or increasing fees, the local, central, state govt all want to sink their claws in you.Third interest rates are going up obviously.

My advice would be to have them apply to ensure they are qualified, pass a background check etc.

When I advertise a unit I state that all adults must be able to pass a background check and have no prior evictions.

Should the bill pass as is, you are right, the implications on residential real estate could be significant.  

If it doesnt fit the narrow criteria, they pass, as opposed to a local bank that will hold and has greater flexibility.One thing that surprised me is that I identified a local bank that gave commercial loans on very attractive and similar terms, and which would not care about having two houses or need comps.