I've chosen not to rent to criminals in general, especially serious offenders.

The issue of me needing to prove I'm a non-criminal so that the BUYER can get their financing?

The bank is filing criminal trespass against this person today and the preservation manager is taking pics and documenting how they got in again.

If I tell him I will report the air conditioners as stolen, he might act - he has a fairly substantial criminal record.

Interesting article:http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-03-18/classified/ct-home-0318-renting-20110318_1_restitution-tenants-criminal-chargesMight be worth contacting the former tenant and offering a resolution that does not involve the authorities - worst case it motivates them to reimburse you for damages above their security.

Originally posted by Rudi Susanto:I think it is still Legal anywhere as long as both party are agreed to the term and willingly to do the deal.It's not a legal issue as in a criminal act.

They required good funds for application fee and checked credit, job history and criminal.

Hopefully a lesson to all the landlords here ...Criminal Charges Sought Against Landlord for Lack of Smoke Alarms

It isn't quite ready yet, but our CTO and Co-Founder posted what we've found so far on our blog: https://cozy.co/eviction-criminal-background-check...The short version is: we're building it!

A guy I know needs to move but he has a criminal background and bad credit.