DA's don't really prosecute. 

. - Pursuant to a written lease, a landlord may charge a court-appearance fee in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the monthly rent only if the tenant was in default of the lease and the landlord filed, served, and prosecuted successfully a complaint for summary ejectment and/or monies owed in the small claims court.

If the tenants didn't stop they were considering using thermal imaging to assist in the prosecution of the tenants for filing false police reports. 

They chose to use the statute of fraud to prosecute.

I’d rather have them change my financing terms than try to have me prosecuted for mortgage fraud.

Legally in NY noise complaints are the hardest to prosecute, so it's not like they can take me to court and win a crazy amount of money.

A consult your advisors clause in an offer letter might help you avoid legal repercussions but the decision to move forward with a deal or not should face a more stringent test than, "Will I get sued and/or prosecuted".I don't think you should automatically proceed because someone appears to have their wits about them.

A landlord must apply uniform screening criteria and cannot disqualify an applicant for any of the following reasons: a. b.c. d.Any arrest or charge that did not result in conviction of a crime;Participation in or completion of a diversion or a deferral of judgment program, including but not limited to: pre-charge or pretrial diversion, stay of adjudication, continuance for dismissal, or a continuance without prosecution;Any conviction that has been vacated or expunged;Any conviction for a crime that is no longer illegal in the state ofMinnesota; e.f. g.h.Any conviction or any other determination or adjudication in the juvenile justice system, except under procedures pursuant to Minn.

Lying on mortgage applications is bank fraud and can trigger severe financial penalties, prosecution and prison time if convicted.

If it gets taken to trial, which is rare, you often see the stacked charges dismissed by the judge, dropped by the prosecution, or acquitted by the jury while the actual charges stick.