I would call section 8 explain my policy of not letting criminal with recent violent record be tenant.  

Generally, even though I don't look at scores specifically, I've found anyone below 540 has too many negatives pulling them down and I require either a double security deposit or a rock solid co-signers (lives in state, sufficient income to pay all their expenses plus the rent, owns real estate so isn't going to run off tomorrow, rock solid credit).Criminal: no violent felony convictions. 

The problem with them is the limited number of apartments available compared to those who need them, and the violent criminal element using these places as homes between prison sentences making them dangerous to other who live there.So there are solutions, just not perfect solutions.Good Luck!  

Remember to have your cell phone handy when he shows up, alone, and have your friend there to take pictures as you shove and swear at him, who does not have a witness, in order to provoke your landlord into reacting violently against you in any way that touches your person so you can call the Police and have him arrested for Battery.

Automatic Rejection: Your application will be automatically rejected for any of the following:a) Eviction by a prior landlord in the last 24 months;b) Outstanding debt or unpaid damages to a previous landlord;c) Undisclosed criminal record, felony or misdemeanor;d) Being registered as a sex offender;e) Conviction of possession or distribution of a controlled substance;f) Conviction of spousal abuse or violent crime;g) Currently pending the outcome of a felony or misdemeanor charge;h) Bankruptcy in the past 5 years that has not been discharged/released;i) Invalid social security number;j) Outstanding federal tax lien, the repayment terms for which are not current;k) False information on your application;l) Incomplete application, including applicant signature on all pages of the application and this form;m) Failure to pay the application fee at the time of application submittal.

There are some crazy violent stories in the Bible that are not at all fit for children!

The apartment complex has put up warning signs, including a copy of their "no MJ use" policy page that everyone has to agree to and sign as part of their lease. the warnings were violently torn down.Apartment admins told neighbor they were doing something.Last week 3 of us went down to office to talk to manager.

I do have a "second chance" program that allows tenants that don't meet my standards to rent if they pay an additional deposit, but I don't allow this for violent felons or people who have been evicted or skipped out in the last 5 years.The biggest mistake you can make is to listen to a sob story or feel sorry for them.

Anita Anita,There are many forum threads here on BP about areas but here's my take on it:A - location where you and I (and everybody here on BP) want to live in (very low crime, no houses or apartments with boarded up windows, schools are the best in the country or best in the state or best in the county)B - a grade below A, this is where the middle class lives, good school district, still low crime rateC - this is lower middle class, higher crime rate, schools middle of the road in terms of rating, rarely do you see a house/building with boarded up windows but it happensD - clearly lower income area, very high crime rate, one house per block is boarded upF - this is called the WAR ZONE, every other house is boarded up, drug dealing and prostitution happening in every other corner specially at night, graffitti galore and even the police is afraid to go there because this is where 90% of violent crimes happenI started with Fs/Ds and I thought I went to heaven when I got Cs.

., National Retailers & Shipping Companies, local schools and BankingCrime is 1.06 Violent Crimes & 9.82 for Property CrimesSchools are on average 6/7 out of 10.