Your rights as well as those of the landlord are spelled out in the Florida Landlord Tenant act which is chapter 83.

You may want to read chapter 10 first. 

-Bankruptcies: one chapter 7 bankruptcy dischard/date settled 07/2007-Judgements: 1 settled in 2015 by the same recovery company for the medical collections

We have a potential tenant that wants to rent our newly renovated house but has a closed chapter 7 Bankruptcy from 2011.

If Smartmove said to accept, with all the pertinent info, then I'd take this applicant based on that recommendation.Is the bankruptcy a Chapter 13?  

The definition says a broker's license is required for this and that, including managing properties.Then, the next section gives exceptions, including resident managers and employees of the broker, which includes RE agents.It's CA Building and Professions Code, Chapter 3, Section 10131..  

No excessive use of extension cords as specified in Chapter 4.01.022.C of the City Code;4. 

Download BP’s newest book here some good due diligence in Chapter 10.

Usually if they are carrying a bunch of debt then they will go chapter 7 to wipe it out.Sometimes it's better to have tenants after a recent chapter 7 because they have a clean slate and it takes awhile for anyone to give them new credit again.

Scott The Book on Flipping Houses, The Book on Estimating ReHab Costs http://www.biggerpockets.com/flippingbookConsider checking out HUD homes for small multi's owner occupied gets first crack.Download BP’s newest book here some good due diligence in Chapter 10.