This is a good deed for which you would be severely punished.

What Judge in their right mind would punish you for rejecting a person who has a negative legal history with landlords?

However for the people who are really good at real estate investing, they are the enemy and must be punished for their success.

It is punishable by a fine not to exceed $250,000 and/or a prison sentence of not more than two years."

We need to stop focusing on any type of gun ban and start focusing on punishing criminals.

The problem is it punishes the none barking dogs also, including your own.Dealing with barking dogs is a tough situation.

So, with NO intent to hijack the thread (you must read to the end to see that I do not) I offer to @Andres Piedra and you, the following FEW things that I did right and the many that I'd do differently.........in no particular order....they are ALL important in their own way:Find TWO things/actions to praise for every thing/action you must correct or punish.

Mortgage fraud is a serious crime, and one punished by significant penalties.

If an eviction took me months to complete then I'd consider it but I really have no desire to reward when I should be punishing.

Others agree with that position, but know that if they end up in court there are certain judges who will rule against them on this ambiguous area, in some cases punishingly so.I'm sorry, but what has been posted on this topic is not "misinformation", period.