Each PHA has some leeway as to what criminal history they're ok with, other than a list of automatically disqualifying previous offences (like being a sex offender, etc.), but that seems like a much longer list of serious stuff than most would let go.

Some things we have included that we have seen common include:Makes 3 times the amount of monthly rent paymentHas 3 or more good years of rental references Has no prior evictionsHas not made excessive late paymentsHave not filed bankruptcy or been foreclosed on in the last 5 yearsHas a good credit score (any one have any specific number they don't typically go below)Does not have any drug, violence, theft, fraud, capital or sex offender convectionsHas no breeches of leasesHas no history of damage to propertyMust be neat, clean, prompt and courteous Any one have any others they would add to the list?

I've seen people let dogs loose on their neighbors, child predators that are already sex offenders running around the complex in their ankle bracelets, I'm a pro at kicking out armed drug dealers; hell, many years ago I LIVED in a building where the resident manager, who rented the second floor to the Devil's Disciples, thought it would be a great idea to let his pack of barely trained German Shepards roam the halls for 'security.'

It doesn't have to be complicated or in legalese.In CA, we have to include the website for Megan's Law (sex offenders) and a bunch of other stuff, so it's easier to use a pre-made contract of some sort in CA to be sure you hit all the bullet points.  

Foster parents receive income to care for room and board of children, this could potentially impact.3- There is a limit on how many children can be in a room (yes no more than two) but also same sex.

-No felons/sex offenders/judgements/liens/collections.

Just one of those differences between the sexes.

No loud music or crazy sex or computer games or people over - just him walking around in his apartment.So, I told her that that's normal apartment type noise and I'll ask him to be mindful, but that's all I am going to do, because he has the right to walk around, and if she decides she wants to move, I'll work with her on a move-out date, and wouldn't require a full 30 days notice.So, I talk to the young man and he swears he's not stomping around, but he will be mindful. 

It went from things like wanting me to let them have a washing machine in the unit even though the owner said no to them and after I explained it's because the pipes can't handle it and sorry, I'm not losing my job over it for you (in a very nice way) -- furious reaction, no more friendship.... to wanting me to tell their neighbor to stop having such loud sex (not kidding) and when I said I don't tell other tenants how to have sex (again in a very nice way, while giggling no doubt), I lost that friendship. 

He's either paying the rent, abiding by the terms, or he's not.I hadn't thought about the sex offender angle, but you can use these websites to see if he's listed, without having to get any info from him:http://www.kidslivesafe.com/signup/default.php?