Alternately - look at the cases, write down all the names and streets on the docket - call or send a letter.There is a place at the court houses where landlords file their complaints - hang around there - you'll meet many landlords/owners who don't want real estate any more - they have HAD IT with tenants.

On the street in the past 5 years, most of the calls are suspicious behavior, noise complaints, etc with a few motor vehicle burglaries and one auto theft.

I'm a full time criminal defense and personal injury attorney.

Not sure why it costs so much to find a tenant, especially when I used the tenant screening tool on BP, took maybe 2-4 hours of my time:Collecting phone calls (High standards with good credit, recommendations, no criminal/evictions, and good job (3x monthly rent)Gather email of prospects, put it into the system and it tells me recommendations based off their qualifications after their done paying for and putting information into system. 

David,I am an experienced real estate tax accountant who worked for the IRS as a Tax Examiner and later in the Criminal Investigation Division, I taught college level tax and accounting and now like you owns and operates a series of residential and commercial units in and out of NJ, my home state for almost 13 years and like you own the residentials personally and the commercial ones in LLC's.

I just dealt with this money sucker monster 8 weeks ago.I hope you havent sent money.i am planning on submitting a complaints on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau so people can be warned and he couldnt do anymore of his scam.

My concern is that it leaves money on the table and, more importantly, opens you up to a discrimination complaint. 

You likely do not yet have grounds to evict but you will if the situation and neighbour complaints continue.

I was ready to move anyway because anytime my light daughter lightly ran accross the floor or my big man husband walked more than usual, we would get complaints from the elderly downstairs owners.  

It's vogue now to ply illegitimate trades into legitimate worlds and we don't have to look far to see examples on a global scale.Your contractual dispute could lead to a criminal act when that fraud is perpetrated against a federally regulated institution.