Tenant has informed that is suffering from anxiety disorder and provided letter from therapist recommending 'stress-relieving aquarium' of 'proportional size to the living area, no smaller than the largest television in patient's household'.Indicated found a great deal on cList for a 75 gallon saltwater aquarium with fish & coral and going to pick up this week. 

Usually, banks will loan around the amount that would make payments coincide with about 33 to 34 percent of your household income. 

Back then, did household have credit cards debts averaging $15k?

Oh, given the 2000 ft, 5 beds, and 2.5 bath, if there's only one gas/water/electric meter I can totally see u marketing it indeed to big families (these days multiple generations often combine households and rent out a whole house) as huge house with suite downstairs for extended family does seem attractive and likely brings in a rent premium; DC can't be too far away is it?

They exceeded the income limits for their household size established by HUD for the tax credit program.

It used to be that budgeting 30% of household income was enough.

(I grew up in a single parent household having to move every year, and it's not fun.)  

My rule on the above is every ADULT in the household must fill out an application.

The rent rarely changed but there must have been over a dozen church friends moving in and out over that 7 year time, as it was a single guy household, many of us got married and other singles from church came and took over rent payments.

Their case would just be too weak.But, to be super safe, just adding the question, "Does anyone in the household anticipate a reduction in earnings during the lease?"