Saying it's a waste of resources is no different than the police in big cities saying they're not going to investigate or prosecute shoplifters any more because it's too much trouble.

There's like 6 people who work there, and one of them -- the city inspector -- doubles as a police officer, haha. 

Noticed it was abandoned, researched courthouse records, determined it was adjudicated to the Parish for non-payment of taxes, submitted purchase request to the Police Jury for amount of back taxes, made required notifications by mail and newspaper, waiting mandatory days for owner to redeem, and when redemption period expired, closing occurred at Police Jury Office.

Also filed a police report and FTC.

He called the fire department, police, and a whole situation went down.

If it is something like late payments, breaking lease terms or police visits to the rental, you may not have to check credit before turning down the application.  

I called the City of Savannah Police Department and explained who I was.

Your PMC should have filed a timely police report for the break-in for your homeowners policy and possibly the additional damage by the tenant which would carry greater clout in recovery in the courtroom and with the booking service.

I've also noticed a few listings with retiring owners so I'll be polishing up my seller financing talk track.

You can also sign up to local police notifications if any police or city actions happen at your property, which could be a reason to give warnings or evict.