I understand a tenant who might be short rent, but to not pay anything should be criminal.  

You are not liable if you unknowingly rent to a criminal. 

Prefer someone with violent criminal history & as many noise complaints as possible. 

This started as a small grass roots movement that has quickly escalated and now has the support of Kansas City's new Mayor, Quinten Lucas, as well as the majority of the City Council.If this proposal is allowed to continue as proposed you will no longer be able to take the following information into consideration when screening tenants.Source of IncomeNo criminal background checksNo credit checksCan not take previous eviction history into considerationMust work with Section 8, Housing Voucher ProgramsIn additional to these restrictions, we would also see the creation of a fourth city bureaucracy to oversee rental properties (in addition to codes department, Healthy Homes, and Human Relations/Fair Housing)What do you guys think?

The local criminals caught on and it has been horrible since.

Well I'm 26 and have my BA in criminal justice.

You want to set your criteria based on things like "no criminal history", "credit score above X".  

When it comes to renters I am more concerned with employment history, criminal records and evictions.  

I went on homedisclosuredotcom to check for hazards, noise level, criminal offenders nearby, etc.

I can't find anyone that will pass the screening (too many criminals and evictees).