Check is made payable to him.What would you do?

We recently completed a study (the writeup is expected to be published Wednesday) that showed 44% of renters nationwide now have insurance, a pretty fair increase from the 37% the III found, and a great start.  

When do I send them a letter, notifying them that the rent (as of May 1st) will be payable to me? 

The lease states that if abandonment were to occur during the 1-year lease agreement that the we can hold the tenant liable for any difference between the rent that would have been payable under the PA lease agreement during the balance of the unexpired term. 

I publish my qualifications and they are the same for everyone. there is no such law any where in the USA that you can get sued for rejecting a convicted felony or a eviction in the past you cannot reject for color, sex, sexual orientation or religion and so forth just make your rules clear and they apply for all and you never end up in court for such a thing. by the way you cant just tell them you just changed your mind that mean if you rent the apt to someone else any time over the next month your going to court to fight for a discrimination charge. make your own rules and stick with them for all.

It's really easy to read and it includes all the contracts and forms you'd need, and they're really easy to understand for tenants, too, which makes it easier to explain the different clauses to them.http://www.nolo.com/products/the-california-landlo...They also publish a book on tax write-offs for landords, that's really good, and a CA evictions book, and a bunch of other ones. 

What if you run the credit check (cost of $35)  and it comes back negative, do you still return the application fee.Application fee payable in cash only and we give them a receipt.If we fully process the application and deny them because of something negative that shows up on their credit report, we do not return the application fee.

Late charges are applied to the tenant’s total balance and deemed payable as additional rent.

Additionally, case law decisions for or against a law within your state are published, yet difficult to find or interpret.  

Our rent is due on the 1st, payable by the 5th.