Newbie renting question

[Vik Ari]

I have a pool of tenants inquiring to rent and one of them is a 71 yr old senior citizen. What are the pros / cons of renting to senior citizen? What do I need to ask besides the usual stuff like income proof? If anybody has success renting to senior citizen, please let me know the pros and cons. I am new to this. Pls advice. Thanks

[Kimberly T.]

Well, you shouldn't be treating them any differently than any other prospective tenant. If you do, that's discrimination, and you could get sued for rejecting someone based on age.

Just screen them like any other prospective tenant (income, credit, rental history, etc.), and approve/disapprove based on that criteria.