The question is, should i turn in the criminal screening report , or should i just pay the extra $25 as not to open a can of worms in the off chance they don't go as far back as the screening company does?

This week I finally found one that I like for the following reasons:- She is polite, respectful, and reasonable- She is a 5th grade teacher with a steady income over 4x the rent- She has a clean criminal record- She has good credit history and has unintentionally signaled twice that her credit is important to her- Her car and dress seem clean and maintained enough- In some online research I found out she was on the dean's list in college - She is offering to pay another half-month's security deposit to give her an advantage over other applicantsThe biggest concern though is that she has a 75-pound dug that is a mix of Chow, American Terrier, Boxer, and Lab. 

I just looked it up for you but I knew this before anyways, it's pretty common knowledge that criminal and civil crimes have to be tried in the jurisdiction in which they occured or as agreed to in a contract.http://ask-a-lawyer.freeadvice.com/law-questions/can-i-sue-small-claims-co-71943.htm

We use a TPV that does a criminal and credit background check and makes recommendations.  

If you plan on being in business long term cash for keys is not a appropriate business approach to dealing with criminal tenants.

I see it as another government power grab over landlords and instead of making it easier for us and protect the owner of the property, the criminals win more power over us who are trying to make a living with the rental business.

Before we agree to working with inherited tenants, we mainly screen for criminal and sexual crimes to help insure everyone's safety.  

Never the one they give you.I would also include no criminal history.  

Note that the mafia doesn't bother trying to extort other criminals, they focus on offering "protection" to the law-abiding small business owner.

They do criminal and credit checks.