One of the hottest class action suits - and growing - is against landlords who refuse to rent to those with a criminal background.

Leave a voicemail that tells them what your rental criteria is (income, credit, pets or no pets, etc.) and that you require a full credit/criminal on every adult at a cost of $XX per person.

For screening, some things your should make sure to stringently check are credit history, rental history, income/employment verification and a criminal background check.

It is a criminal issue, and I would report it to the police, and if it was via USPS to a postal inspector.

An updated article for landlords out there on criminals who have served their time becoming a protected class:http://cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/doj-wa...  

I could see the police responding if there is some specific criminal activity in progress that they need to deal with, but it's not likely the police are going to go house shopping with you - even if it is in a rough neighborhood. 

That does increase the likelihood of a federal criminal prosecution.  

its quite humorous the basically no money wholesaling community would hold this guy out as their hero.. he ripped a huge profit deal ( had it closed)... those of us in the industry look at this as basically a criminal act..  

There is also considerable concern that these transactions could be reclassified as loans which would mean the transactions themselves would be violations of both civil and criminal law.So, does anyone still think that lease to own, or rent to own, or rent credit schemes are a good idea?

Some people do well with second chances.Here is an excerpt from our screening criteria, which is more flexible than some....LEGAL/CRIMINAL HISTORY1.Criminal offenses (misdemeanor or felony) of a violent nature against either person or property will result in denial.2.Applicants with a non-violent criminal misdemeanor that occurred more than two years ago or a non-violent criminal felony that occurred more than five years ago may be considered if restitution for their crime was made in full and all time was served.Also, we may require an additional security deposit and demonstration of good employment history, credit history, and rental history since the time of the crime.Multiple offenses may result in denial regardless of what the employment, credit and rental history shows.