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Jason Runkel Tenant Screening Guidelines
2 February 2020 | 17 replies
Some things we have included that we have seen common include:Makes 3 times the amount of monthly rent paymentHas 3 or more good years of rental references Has no prior evictionsHas not made excessive late paymentsHave not filed bankruptcy or been foreclosed on in the last 5 yearsHas a good credit score (any one have any specific number they don't typically go below)Does not have any drug, violence, theft, fraud, capital or sex offender convectionsHas no breeches of leasesHas no history of damage to propertyMust be neat, clean, prompt and courteous Any one have any others they would add to the list?
Andrew Neal Disruptive disrespectful renting neighbors
4 October 2016 | 20 replies
You can report vandalism, vacant properties, drug dealing, potholes, broken streetlights, derelict vehicles, nuisance properties, loose animals, overflow of trash, etc.
Tim Kersting Necessary repairs vs unnecessary tenant requests
24 September 2019 | 22 replies
What if your tenant starts dealing drugs
Lillian Burke Housing for Poor People
26 March 2020 | 36 replies
I KNOW a lot of people drink, use drugs, sit around and do nothing, but there are some people who just can't make it.
Jennifer Maiolo Long Term AirBNB Rental
19 January 2021 | 28 replies
I give them a drug screen first, but that is another story.
Wesley Kuo Dilemma Choosing Tenants For My First Rental Property
20 July 2016 | 19 replies
If they have prior felony or misdemenor convictions in a list of areas (sex offenses, drug-related charges, dishonesty / fraud, violence, child or elder abuse) they are not qualified.  
Doug Prahst Is it okay for tenant to pay one years rent up front
26 July 2016 | 36 replies
Think prostitution, drug dealing, or any other activity where they don't report their income to the authorities. 
Catherine Decker CA law: Need lawyerly advice on neighbors accessing my property
23 June 2016 | 62 replies
First, though, they'd have to sue you to enforce an easement by prescription or necessity that hasn't been recorded (easement created by long-term use, or as a way to get to their own property, which is basically not reachable by any other reasonable means).  
Terri Mccullough Nightmare tenant
10 March 2017 | 33 replies
In 2008 she took in her drug addict Sisters baby.  
Garrett Diegel In need of a Lease Agreement
11 June 2016 | 5 replies
@Garrett Diegel I have a lease, smoke detector addendum, drug free housing addendum I can send you, that should give you a pretty good start and you can add or remove stuff.