It's their fault, and the power lies with them to reverse their poor past choices and pick themselves up a bit by their own bootstraps.You're going to tell these new tenants that what's primarily wrong with them is not a legacy of a crime against humanity in the form of three hundred years of black slavery, followed by an unfunded emancipation that turned a huge number of Americans into desperate economic refugees based on the color of their skin, followed by a legacy of organized race hatred, bigotry, pseudoscientific and religious condemnation, and of course overwhelming and widespread intimidation and coercion, followed by a series of failed half-hearted half-measures coupled with an absolute refusal to consider slave reparations and the most lopsided minority levels of poverty and incarceration in the developed world.You're going to explain to these black folks that all that is of secondary importance, and what's REALLY important now is that they get better managing their money so they can hand it over to you more efficiently and you won't have to work so hard to get it.

All 3 were eventually incarcerated. 

He abandoned it and is now incarcerated.   

Obviously we have been in touch with our lodger who filled us in on the scoop but I was surprised to find very little info on incarcerated California lodgers, does NoLo address this and in either case what are the obligations of the owner(s) who rented to the lodger who is now incarcerated indefinitely as far as security deposit, notification of repossession of rented premises, and the handling of personal belongings? 

So, you're competing against "the world" at that point.You're actually better off developing ways to find properties which aren't listed yet - pre-foreclosures, probates, divorce, bankruptcy, incarcerations, etc.My $0.02 ...David J Dachtera"Success is not a destination.

Account Closed  LOL anyone who things there are work arounds and short cuts for FHA loans has been living under a rock and hopefully my comments will spark some interest to understand that what they propose is not really feasible unless you find that RMLO who wants to wear some stripped cloths.I know a few.. who went that route took the feeds 5 to 7 years but they are now incarcerated. never would listen to me.

Heck they were filing subrogation claims against incarcerated individuals who were incarcerated for the burglary that they were being subrogated against.  

I include a request for an "emergency contact" that the Tenant authorizes to act on their behalf in case of death, incarceration, or incapacitation.

If there's anything of sentimental value, I'll hold it in storage and attempt to get it back to them in exchange for my expenses, unpaid balances, etc.In the future, I recommend asking all your tenants for a single point of contact that they authorize to remove their belongings and square away their accounts in the case of death, incarceration, incapacation, or abandonment.

He is currently incarcerated, and there is a trust (which actually owns his half).