I'd most likely build the little shack on it and live there while I go to college (to either be a realtor or something in criminal justice.)

Hello, I have a father in law and a son in law that are looking to rent one of the units I own in Cleveland, The father in law has a criminal history and the son in law has a clean record, the other unit we rent , the parents rent the unit and they all want to be there, it puts me in an uncomfortable situation , what is the best way to reject ?

We've had success using SmartMove by credit bureau TransUnion for many years.Applicants go to their website to apply and you as landlord can obtain credit, rental, and criminal reports.

Do you want to put in an electric gate system (this can be expensive)You could put in cameras, but they really don't necessarily deter crime, they only provide evidence to help catch the criminal.

Where they could fail is on the criminal check.

Unfortunately, that education will cost you $25,000 in legal fees when you get sued, not if, plus whatever compensitory penalties (3 times damages in the consumer protection act) for the civil lawsuit and a whole lot more if it turns into a criminal lawsuit.

Do you have any criminal background?

@Yashar FredI do not give any weight to previous landlords and I have actually never called a previous landlord in 16 years of owning rental property.I want to verify employment and income, credit and criminal.

It’s punishable by civil suit and deducted from the past tenants salary, or by criminal offense which could land the tenant in jail if the landlord tries to cash the PDC and it is insufficient.

Then we have a couple of addendums referenced by the lease: criminal activity addendum (which also references domestic disputes), and house rules.