They could be leaving behind long term friends and may not want to sell to a criminal for instance.

I know people who erect cages inside their houses in secure neighborhoods so that when (not if), criminals break in, their family are safely behind the cages. 

You can find a ton of information about a person from some on-line services, like doing a North Carolina Department Of Public Safety Offender Public Information search using just a name and birthdate.Again, personally, I don't want to deal with people where NCDOC identifies as "Primary Crime: HABITUAL FELON (PRINCIPAL)" as in a 29 year old with 8 pages of criminal history with "total Incarceration Term: 15 YEARS 3 MONTHS 15 DAYS" … think about that for a few seconds... 

Do complete background checks on ALL applicants, including judgments/liens, criminal, Meagan's law, etc.  

All that did was force it underground and attract criminal elements.I do agree we need to teach personal finance.

I just didn't pay to run criminal background checks or credit checks.

It also takes away credit score checks, criminal checks, and mandates you rent to any section 8 applicant.

This is about as intelligent of a statement as "Greg R. provides good posts on the forums but if he starts hanging out with criminals, then he can easily evolve into those guys." 

We are practically everywhere doing absolutely the wrong things and fighting the wrong wars that create the need for that "Defense budget" Maybe it's time to change the name to the "Offence budget".

This is beneficial to both parties as long as the signal indicates a desirable attribute - a signal such as a criminal record may not be so desirable."