You go to the local REIAs and the owners of these types of properties deal with drugs, gangs and property damage in these areas. 

You seem to have done good due diligence and the offence is non violent or drug related.

Drugs, gambling, prostitution all pay in cash (I have had all the above submit applications).

On the other side of the coin, you have pharmaceuticals companies, who often have negative level of net debt (debt - cash) because if their next break through drug may not get approved and their sales will drop. 

Please be fair, and ask the proper question: If we're to give a break to Tenants, Will the Insurance Companies, Federal Tax Man, State-Taxman, City-Taxman, Utility Companies, Repair Men, Plumbers, Electricians, Water & Sewer companies, Medical Health Insurers & Drug companies, Oil & gas companies, and Lenders / Banks & Mortgage companies be giving US Landlords & PMs a break too?

I also saw this article that suggests Springfield Massachusetts is the least recession resistant city in US: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/16/most-recession-resistant-cities-for-2020.html The nightmare would be massive crime and drug use with unemployment of people in service industries.

Drug addicts go from being homeless street urchins to tee totaling Bible thumpers who scold people for having an occasional beer.  

Income must be provable (not cash under table or drug income).

But from my research, you can not disqualify someone for drugs or alcohol felonies because it is considered a "mental health disorder" You can always find another reason not to rent that doesn't have anything to do with that. :)

i have personally never had that offer when it wasn't to compensate for some sort of red flag, ie: past evictions, felony conviction, sex offender, drug dealer, or prostitution/porn But who knows, there's a first for everything!