Did you check her rental history?

I have no idea what the regulations are in FL.I don't manage residential but I have friends that do and they tell me they have charged renters 2+ months of rent as a SD due to a BK or foreclosure, and most if not all the renters have agreed (YMMV).On the commercial (retail) side, I've collected much more than that in the past due to spotty history, a weak balance sheet and/or lack of experience.Victor

She is one year into a good job and had a long employment history prior to her lay-off.

The police won't do anything."2. "9 out of 10 rental applicants in Memphis have poor credit and rental histories."3.

*I haven't read your book yet so I don't know your entire history...

Two recent examples:Reagan raised taxes almost 1% of GDP during his time in office (the largest peace-time tax increase in history); he "negotiated with terrorists" (Gorbachev was the most evil person on the planet back then, according to most Americans); he fought for the rights of gays and lesbians 30 years before it was popular; and he granted amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants.

OTOH, the Federal Pacific breaker has a history of unsafe failures, where the electricity does not cut off when the breaker fails.

I had a "nice" lady call me and ask me what we looked for in the application...I told her...credit, income, rental history, background...and she got hysterical.

You PM should be checking prior landlord history.

Credit (transunion), criminal (state and national), eviction (state), phone calls to verify employment and rental history, and request paycheck stubs.In addition, there are a few other FREE online methods.