I spok with multiple companies. many did not want to even touch this job due to the liability involved or all of themwer to busy for such a small job (2 days worth of work).I got 2 companies that provded bids, one Union company cam in at14,000. 1 nonunion that came in at 6,500. while I knew the union guys knew hat they were doing, I could not afford to spend almost 20% f my labor budget on replacinga beam.

@Cam CoplinHonestly, we've been concerned about this whole process regarding our security deposit because LL informed us that we'd be accountable for damages that occurred prior to our lease.

That inherited tenant is a sex offender (child molester).

I ask them questions about bad credit and then make my call based on their response.Criminal Background Check: Would you rent to tenants convicted for sex offenses, felony theft or violent crimes?

@Nelson Barss I cam across this post of yours from a few years ago. 

You cannot discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, family status, disability, age (40 or older), or military service.Some landlords run credit checks, but I don't want to pay for the reports or hassle with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

I found an interesting article on the web at:[LINK REMOVED] It basically says that landlords do not have to rent to jerks and that "as long as your reason for not leasing to a person has nothing to do with their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, familial status or handicap, you don't have to.

They have a person living with them to help with rent ($600 a month) They are renting out the 2 vacant apartments by the hour since they have the key, from what I can gather, for sex and people getting high.

Install driveway/garage cam. 

When posting mininum qualifaction standards are there standard or general clauses for felony charges and or sex offense charges.