During those 13 years I got married, had two beautiful daughters, finished my education by receiving my BA degree in Criminal Justice and purchased TWO primary homes.

There are some non negotiables such as criminal backgrounds and evictions on record which we don’t accept. 

Get a load of this.Congress is now considering the Rent and Mortgage Cancellation Act which would cancel all rent and mortgage payments for the duration of the pandemic, and possibly beyond for up to a year.And the law would be retroactive, so they’d go back in time to March 13 to cancel rent.The government would then set up a fund for landlords and mortgage holders “allowing them to recoup their losses, so long as they agree to abide by a set of fair renting and lending practices for a period of five years.”Some of those conditions include not raising the rent for five years, and not denying renters based on credit history, or criminal record.This is insane.

It is criminal in China to discuss the virus on social media.

Will they provide criminal background checks of their principals? 

I lost over $100K with these criminals! 

If so, I’d pay a lawyer $150 to write a strongly worded letter to them, accusing them of slander, pointing out that it’s a crime, and requesting certain actions (such as that they ask VRBO to take down the review or they will face criminal charges).2) I would also write a comment below their review pointing out the truth - keep it brief & keep it professionalGood luck!

Credit, criminal, sexual offender list.  

@Craig HormesI have had several Section 8 tenants over the years and have learned a few things.My properties are always really nice so I expect them to be taken care of.I always pull a background check, including criminal and evictions and call all references, just as I would with any tenant.

@Dashiel C Neimark Washington State is tenant friendly in general, but most of the more onerous regulations you hear of (RRIO registration, no criminal background checks involved, first-come-first-served rental applications) are Seattle city regulations.