In my previous post, I was merely stating popular misconceptions that were created due to the actions of a relatively small number of criminals that operate freely within your industry.

One thing I was interested in knowing is how much an rental applicant can be denied based on criminal record.

(I have removed the rest of this paragraph giving a full explaination).I do however totally agree that there is a lot for me to learn and this forum is a great resource for information.I have removed the rest of this paragraph in order to avoid breaking any rules or causing offence.

Anyhow, I did some more searching and found that here in kansas criminal records are available online.

Start with a criminal background check.

I'm no lawyer, but I don't think this is a criminal matter in any state.

It is very easy to check their criminal status.

Some landlords will get the criminal background info from public sources.

Note that he was not "prosecuted" in the criminal sense.

"so if Jon Doe wants to he can convey the property away, or encumber it" He could, True, there could be criminal activities in doing so...