File the eviction suit and get the clock running.Second, go to the County District Attorney or Sheriffs Office and file criminal charges against the Tenant for Theft of Services, i.e., stopping payment on rent check.

As being active duty and surrendering an LES service the same ends as a credit check and criminal background check. 

He behaves himself and interacts appropriately, so I personally find it offensive that you believe you can call someone out as a crook and disparage their character but have the right to tell Aaron to stay off the forums simply because he had the courage to tell you - to your face - you are acting like a jerk.

Not taking offense, but as someone who grew up in the 60's and 70's I'm trying to picture what ugly 70's paneling would look like.

I am not sure we can ever agree on the importance of this bill because of that.While I do agree that people who set up a business operation that includes lending should be licensed and regulated, that is a far cry from believing the government should decide that businesses should fail that were previously following the rules and invested in those businesses in good faith that the government would not decide to destroy them.I have no real sympathy for someone who invests in a criminal enterprise who the government puts out of business because they started a business that should have never been started in the first place.

You need to KNOW what their criminal record is - NOT GUESS ABOUT IT.

YMMV but I tend to be very risk averse when it comes to acts that could be construed as criminal.  

I see your point on wanting to protect yourself but, if you were looking to me to provide you with a service and made a fuss about abiding by certain indemnity clauses which are key to protect me... no offense but I would want nothing to do with you - similar to one of my tenants trying to 'strike out' clauses in one of my leases - I would want nothing to do with that and I'm sure most businesses will take that stance as well. 

Good Morning Everyone, I wanted to learn what other folks are using for tenant background, credit and criminal checks.

It's not a hard one, but it makes it very clear that I am checking references, credit, and criminal.