I was wondering, can you put a clause in your lease that says if the landlord even suspects criminal activity with or without proof, the tenant could be found in breach of the lease and evicted.

Sometimes I will run a full credit/criminal/history screening and sometimes I won't knowing that I already have a very qualified tenant on the hook should things go bad.

@Rhiannon Then Definitely run a full credit, criminal, eviction check on her and any adult over 18 that will be living there.

The effort is usually more than they wish to put into operating a business.I personally detest tenants that steal my money and behave in a criminal manner.

We require 3x rent, clean criminal/credit/etc. 

Criminals overran the city, it was bankrupt, and policeman didn't want to patrol the streets.One of the people who decided to invest during this period of time was Donald Trump.  

After compiling a short list of potentials, then I charge the app fee to look up credit report and criminal background.If your not receiving an overload of potential applications the issue there maybe; 1.

Basically use KYB(know your buyer) guidelines.These small things hold up the transaction just enough criminals keep moving.

And if he’s scaring off tenants and making your life hell in the meantime you might have some sort of case of opportunity cost.I would also advise talking to a lawyer sooner rather than later because if it does come to a legal battle the first person to file has a little bit of a psychological upper hand in the court system, or so I’ve been told- especially when it comes to disputes rather than overtly criminal behavior.Also I’m sorry for your loss.

I state our requirements briefly at the end of every ad, it does save some time screening but some folks still won't read the requirements.Something like "3x the monthly rent in income (Students may use a personal guarantor), min credit score of 600 (no credit score due to lack of use is also acceptable), no criminal or eviction history."