Such as criminal history or bad eviction history.

Also, always do proper screening complete with credit, criminal and eviction reports on your potential renters.  

This makes more work for the shyster ... uh, I mean prosecuting attorney and can help dissuade them from proceeding.Finding the beneficiary of a trust IS possible (as John Anderson will be quick to point out), but this still not guarantee that the beneficiary is the correct defendant.

Last time, I checked with my screening service, which gives me a score of 1 to 100 for the applicant, taking into account credit as well as criminal and eviction records.

Yes, it provides criminal background and credit check, but it doesn't ask the tenant to fill out other basic info that would be requested on a rental application - like employment history, pets, previous landlord references etc., even if they aren't checking on those items, I want that info. 

If he files documents with his name attached he must be prepared to go to court, regardless of your hopeful views.There is nothing wrong with you filing all of the paperwork- in fact you could very well get away with prosecuting an eviction even though you have an LLC unless you were called on it.

. §§ 90.396, 90.40324 hoursViolence or threats of violence by tenant or a guest; intentionally causing substantial property damage; giving false information on an application within the past year regarding a criminal conviction (landlord must terminate within 30 days of discovering the falsity); committing any act “outrageous in the extreme” (see statute); intentionally or recklessly injuring someone (or placing them in fear of imminent danger) because of the tenant’s perception of the person’s race, color, religion, national origin, or sexual orientation; second failure to remove a pet that has caused substantial damage

Criminal element handling depends on the situation.

Some are drawn to the criminal lifestyle, some got on the wrong track for a only a short while, and some made one mistake that cost them dearly.

Does the sponsor have a criminal record or civil judgment on mishandling investor-money?