If the tenant meets the credit, income-to-rent, etc. ratios and you reject them (only after the interview), they could sue you for violation of Fair Housing --> claiming that it was only after meeting them in person (their race, gender, etc.) ... that made them unqualified.

Am I looking at any liabililty if someone is say " horsing around on the furniture" and it collapses on them??

A service dog can ONLY be a dog (or rarely, a miniature horse).

Ontario Human Rights Code:People cannot be refused an apartment, harassed by a housing provider or other tenants, or otherwise treated unfairly because of one or more of the following Ontario Human Rights Code grounds: race, colour or ethnic backgroundreligious beliefs or practicesancestry, including individuals of Aboriginal descentplace of origincitizenship, including refugee statussex (including pregnancy and gender identity)family statusmarital status, including those with a same-sex partnerdisabilitysexual orientationage, including individuals who are 16 or 17 years old and no longerliving with their parentsreceipt of public assistance.

As long as you arent denying them as a tenant based on their age, race, sex, sexual orientation, religion, disability status, and familial status.When I accept section 8 tenants I also make sure they pass the same credit and background check as all of my other tenants.

I think Sue K. kinda beat a dead horse throughout the post, howeverrrrr, I think she nailed it.

Looking back, I think a few things I did right (at first by lucky accident, and later by deliberate planning) made this possible:1)I timed my appreciation plays very well ... not that I nailed the absolute bottom of the market upon purchase (though I have), but like horse-shoes, hand grenades, and nuclear warfare, close is sometimes good enough.

@ihe o. is doing something out of the norm, shaking off the shackles of the W4, leaving the rat race, etc..  

In the last 2-3 months HUD came up with new guidelines regarding against criminal background as a protected class such as race, gender, etc.  

The HUD letter basically says you can't use that with the intent to discriminate against people of a certain race.