That’s the whole point in why good LL screen potential Tenants for income, character, and integrity.

Thirdly what else you gonna do the times going to pass anyways might as well be productive it helps build character and self worth and maybe make a few bucks too.

But hopefully you know the good ones from the characters that are just out to take every advantage they can get as its their way of life

You could also contact previous employers for references in order to establish his baseline character.

If she continues to treat you with disrespect or demand unreasonable things, then show her the door.I tried to imagine a character like a sports team coach who was a coach all of the players loved, but they also knew they couldn't get away with crap with them, either, and then emulate them. 

I forget - where one of the main characters applied to rent from a landlord who turned her down because she was a lawyer because lawyers were a PITA and then she sued him so he'd have to rent to her LOL. 

You've stumbled into one of my people's major character flaws...once we walk away from something, we file it away as "done" in our brains.  

If he is just scared or fears it’s hard to find decent place, then give him the assurance and stipulation that you are willing to it will remain a 1 year lease with extensions of the lease every year under good character, given that on the 3rd year he must give up the other 1/3 of the place Or move out.

Getting that tenant to sign that contract would have been immoral.Leave all musings on the tenant's character aside.

The city's diverse neighborhoods each have their own character and tenant demand.