YOU deserve the fresh start.  

You do not need to justify your decision, he is not a good tenant and you need to start fresh.

They rent rooms out to people who have just come out of recovery.http://www.phoenixhouse.org/locations/vermont/phoe...Halfway houses (sometimes the same as sober living environments, or just for those freshly out of prison):http://granitehousesl.com/links/vermont-mens-halfw...http://recoveryhousevt.org/http://riverbankhouse.net/vermont-mens-sober-livin...Anyway, I just did some Googling.  

Freshly divorced applicants aren't stable.  

If there is going to be another person living there, it's pretty simple, it's no different than renting it fresh to two new people. 

I also found any legal reason possible to avoid a freshly divorced person.  

I was lucky in that in every case, they backed off once the police contacted them.But, for instance, there was an applicant freshly out of prison who was living on his sister's couch and she wanted him gone.  

It was a breath of fresh air when I was told about it.  

Usually this is for one of two reasons:1: they don't get along with the neighbors, neighborhood, or the landlord (I had one who thought we had put their family at risk when there was a gas leak and we promptly repaired it)2: their financial situation changes and they can't afford the place anymoreIn both scenarios, I would rather take the hit of turning a fairly fresh unit and getting someone stable and compatible, rather than having a steady stream of problems.

For the die hard rent increasers, it probably does only cost that much because the unit is still fresh from the last turnover.