Tracie Van
Tenant allowed Convicted sex offender to reside in apartment
Sorry in advance for the long post.Need advice on what to do about tenants having guests stay with them. More importantly, preventing a sexual offender from staying as a guest with a tenant. Our current lease and rule...
Michael Palmer
Possible Tenant tells you they have a felony conviction
Yesterday for the first time I had a potential tenant tell me the she has a felony on her record when I sent her my application. I Googled her name and found out she was convicted in 2015. My unit is in Buffalo, NY....
Lee E.
Must I rent to applicant with theft charge, held for court?
I have an applicant who had a theft by deception charge 3 months ago. The charge is held for court, meaning there hasn't been a trial yet, so there isn't a conviction at this time.
My understanding of my state's (Pe...
Michael Campione
Pre-Screening tenants
New to the landlord thing. Ugh.
This may be an obious question but just checking my gut.
My sister is managing my property in Texas until I move there. She just informed me the first applicant filled out the applicati...
Cassidy Burns
Tenants w/ Felonies in the PAST
Hi BP,Happy Friday! Curious as to how landlords are handling tenants with criminal records in the past (5 years or longer). I just had a well "financially qualified" tenant apply for one of my SINGLE FAMILY houses. ...
Logan M.
Vetting Felons, Drug Addicts, Sex Offenders and Poor Credit/No Credit
It is inevitable that when you are in the MHP/Affordable Housing space you will have applicants who are Felons, Drug Addicts, Sex Offenders and have poor credit.Here is how I handle each of them:Felonies: It depends o...
James York
Eviction for criminal activity
I have just received notice that one of my tenants was arrested at my property for something (bad) that I don't believe took place at the property. Lease expressly prohibits criminal activity at the property, but does...
Kenneth Mooney
Does a tenant have to write first offender on lease in GA?
Situation in GA: Prospective tenant has plead "first offender". First offender is when you plead guilty but it is not entered in states system as a conviction.
Does prospective tenant have to write that on a standar...
Alexis W.
criminal background
I asked the same question in the renters forum. I am hoping to get landlords' perspective on this issue. my spouse has a felony where adjudication of guilt was withheld. theft in the workplace for a small amount but l...
Marc Dufour
Accept or deny?
I am planning to rent a property in southern california. Here is the situation
1 - I only received 1 application after 6 open houses and dropping the price to market value
2 - the application is an arti...