Well, I'm glad I'm at least partially correct, since I have been prosecuting and defending lawsuits, as well as setting up corps, P/Ss, JVs, REITs, etc. and doing estate and tax planning for 32 years.

Harry teaches at our local board and just spoke at our local REIA regarding the new regs on blanket denials of tenancy by people with criminal histores.

If it is to stop trespass, the police might be a better route as trespass is more criminal than civil.  

DishwasherHuge fenced backyardOutdoor storage shedWasher/DryerConvenient online rent paymentsOff-street parkingRental requirements:Credit Check (students may need qualified parent co-signer)Verified income of 3x the monthly rentPositive reference from previous landlordsClean criminal and rental historyEach tenant over 18 must complete an online application with credit and background check ($40 fee)Maximum occupancy: 5 peoplePet Policy:All pets must be pre-approved prior to moving in, will consider both cats and dogs. $200 pet security fee; $50 for second pet.

I think the what we call a "screening failure".Don't buy in war zones, don't rent to violent criminals. 

Many companies require you to use their application forms (on-line or faxed/e-mailed), which we do and add our own supplemental pages for info they don't request but we want.Think about the qualities of a good tenant, what your criteria is, and design a process to weed out undesirables and look at credit, criminal landlord history.  

That will not happen as this Ontario welfare recipient has proven beyond a doubt he is a common bottom feeding criminal.

I notified a potential tenant via text that their application was denied after the $35 tenant screening service revealed an active, open bankruptcy (<6 months) (as well as two prior dismissed bankruptcy filings), a recent eviction filing and judgment (<6 months), two collection actions, and a prior but old criminal conviction (non-violent offense).

It's easy for landlords to obtain credit, criminal, and eviction reports and I recommend running them all and having the tenant pay for it.  

This is the one we used:http://www.cbacredit.com/Index.aspxI just ordered their credit/eviction/criminal reports online, which was cheaper - after they came to inspect where I kept tenant files, etc.