Hi BP community,There was a recent ordinance passed in the state of Missouri (specifically the actual city of Kansas City) pertaining to whether or not landlord's can review and deny tenant applications based on sources of income.

There needs to be a really good reason, or this loan may very well be denied, even if DTI and everything else lines up.Going from a 4/2 1.5 hour commute, to a 3/1 45 minute commute? 

I’m going through a very similar situation with Zillow claiming they didn’t get a rent payment however the charge was in the tenants account and the bank denied their money back after an investigation at the bank.Do you have any information on what you found out in your situation?

Remember that if you deny (or don't choose them) based on the credit report findings, you are obligated to fill out a form notifying them. 

We regularly deny lenders from signing up to advertise with us and cancel them if they do not abide by our code of conduct. 

Your partner doesn't need your permission to invite someone in, and you don't have the right to deny them.

God forbid someone tries to claim you violated fair housing for denying them, you can point to your criteria and where they violated it and it had nothing to do with a protected class.

@Eric Gerakos this may be a silly question, but how do you deny partial payment... the tenant has been paying by Venmo/Cashapp (which may be a problem in itself) or are you just saying in terms of setting expectations with the tenant.

Insurance companies, and this includes umbrella policies, will deny or challenge your claim especially if the damage / claim is high and based on negligence or any fault of your's, READ your small print and don't think you are so good at landlording that accidents won't happen.

I would ask for the eviction to be denied and for the landlord to need to give a detailed accounting of what's owed.