The only conclusion I have is, the apartment is a dump and they have a really hard time getting a body to live in it, which equals a lousy landlord and thus the headaches that they encounter, vacancies, calls from tenants complaining, calls from lawyers wanting to sue them etc.  

(He does not have a car and his employer -- a university -- is right up the street.)I am a rookie landlord and never encountered this before.  

Call and speak to personal references and ask about the problems they have encountered and how they were rectified.

Hi All, I searched BP and couldn't find any past threads about this topic so wondering if anyone has encountered my situation! 

No balconies, no grass, not enough off-street parking (though there was enough parking with street parking, as our residents could get resident stickers), no dishwashers, no disposals, no on-site laundry. 

If you haven't encountered it yet, you will.  

Originally posted by @Matt Moldenhauer:Easy there Account Closed for the great clarifying information provided here based on an actual encounter the HUD.As suggested also see the post from @Mindy Jensen:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/295872-automatically-eliminating-criminal-records-not-so-fast-says-hudA lot of good information there as well.

Do not be surprise if many times you will also simply encounter a typoHave a good laugh and move on.Kind of makes you dream doesn't it?

I guess I am curious to see if anyone has encountered an issue like this, and what acceptable compensating factors other people have been willing to take (other than 2x security deposit).  

I try my best to keep my properties family friendly and this is my first encounter with this.