Basically, your policy has to have a reason for saying no to criminal offenses, and your policy can't be more discriminatory towards one race than another.The document says that discriminating against criminals can be harder on blacks and hispanics than other races.  

You have both criminal and civil recourse here.

But, they can't fake their criminal records or their credit score or their employment, etc., as long as you thoroughly vet them.And I did put my number in the Craigslist ads, and only showed by appointment, but this is how I screened them:They call, I let it go to voicemail.  

To follow up on the SmartMove check---it finally came back complete and she has perfect credit, no criminal record and no eviction history. 

That way, you also don't have to deal with mommy and daddy.But, I'd still run the student's credit and criminal and eviction check.  

Hi just read a recent article on IBD regarding HUD looking to enforce equality among all renters - even ones with criminal records.

I'd run what I could, verify that they were students in good standing, and/or had an offer letter and I'd call HR to verify employment, and Google everybody, and run eviction/credit/criminal where I could.  

(I think the best karma I've seen is throwing out one deadbeat tenant, and then discovering that another tenant of ours was a repo(wo)man and was trying to reposess the ex-tenants car.)The solution for landlords is that damage over a certain amount to a property was a criminal offense.

If you haven't already consulted both a Criminal Defense attorney and a Landlord/Tenant attorney, I would highly recommend doing so.

as illegal drug use/posession  is CRIMINAL regardless of circumstances. see something, say something!