I think you could discriminate, though I would find another reason to deny tenancy.

Yep, Dade county stopped allowing recordings of Notice Of Interest due to abuses of it by shady "investors".

Stay in control by denying the request and demanding to be responsible as the Owner/Manager/Operator

Nowadays they would call that child abuse.

I made an offer with FHA financing because I plan to live in one unit but the offer got denied because the seller doesn't want to have complications going through FHA.

Also she was never convicted of a crime #1 how long ago was it #2 and if you do not care how long it sits vacant then deny the application and hope a better qualified tenant applies soon.

However, after all the abuse occurred in the mid-2000's, lawsuits started flying.  

And of course there are probably new types of programs but this will give you a feel with out abusing an agent and let you check things out on your own.Best deals are bought with CASH,,, next best with quick loans  Next best with traditional snail financing.

I screen my tenants pretty thoroughly and so far have had no issues, but often that kind of abuse isn't visible right away.

They earn 3x+ in income, no felonies, no evictions.The credit score would normally mean I would deny the application, however the cause is due in large due to a divorce, in which they were still on the mortgage.