That said, having a eviction case open on your record is still something no tenant wants, right?

The only good a judgement does is when it is recorded it can prevent the defendant from getting a loan, or selling their house. 

I am just trying to clear the record of your accusations toward me advising illegal activity which is WRONG! 

I keep detailed records of every single transaction in a separate spreadsheet and I imagine this would be much easier to do when tracking just a single checking account instead of several.

Adjust it as you feel makes sense.Credit score of 600 or moreNo evictions in prior 10 years of rental historyMonthly income of three times rentNo criminal record, or criminal record older than 10 yearsNo petsGood references from previous landlordsMake sure you vet people over the phone/email before you accept an application from them.

If one of the owners of record did not sign the contract, then I would say that you don't have a valid contract. 

Are there public records anywhere I could find to confirm his claims?

They do not have the original paperwork for the mobile home and apparently in June of 1975 they started putting serial numbers on these so record keeping could be better.

If they have any records then that is what the legal use has to follow.

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