My tenant reached out to me this morning stating that she has been the victim of identity theft and her bank account is currently frozen.

Here is the Seattle definition: “Discrimination” means any conduct, whether by single act or as part of a practice, the effect of which is to adversely affect or differentiate between or among individuals or groups of individuals, because of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, sex, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, political ideology, honorably discharged veteran or military status, alternative source of income, participation in a Section 8 or other subsidy program, the presence of any disability, or the use of a service animal by a disabled person.

I mean, really, then you might as well just take every applicant's word for whatever they say and not require any documentation or credit checks, or even proof of their identity.  

And there are professional thieves who just love open houses.Plus, most applicants can't see past another person's stuff to envision their stuff in that space.  

Turnover in that area is a real killer, as vacant properties are targets for pipe thieves and vandals.

I will say that we do still have two properties that are currently on Airbnb, and those two properties in particular we haven't had much of an issue with.Compare that to the nightmare rental we had in Pill Hill (which was the source of probably 2/3 of the horror stories, yet identically furnished), and I think the consensus through this thread is that it's all about location.

This is why most were tiny studios, and why they were not identical - they had to work with the space they had.

They agreed.Are both townhouses identical?

Should tenants be allowed to hide behind a fake identity?

A few years ago I approved a couple who were "rejected" by SmartMove because they were recent immigrants, and the app had difficulty verifying their identities.