If not, then these people will be arrested when it comes to light.

I can get arrested for theft, the worst that can happen to you is a judgment and/or a mechanics lien on the property, which neither is a guaranteed check.

The guilty people know how to hide their tracks and could have been arrested under previous laws anyway, so all CTA law did was persecute small business owners. 

Since many have been evicted or arrested, be grateful you get to get new tenants and stabilize the property. 

The contractor can put a lien on the property , he could sue you in small claims court , or in some states have you arrested for theft of services . 

Gov. mandates, laws, regulations, these are tools to control WHAT the product/service is, think safety focused. mandating no lead in toys, or fall-arrest gear for roofers, things like that, THAT is where it works. 

The tenant was arrested on Thursday for dealing drugs out of our property in Newport Beach.

The difference is that you won't get arrested in San Francisco and potentially do years in prison for wearing a MAGA hat. 

I have two Section 8 tenants who are moving in in the next month that have lived in their current places for over 10 years and are only both moving because the owner of their duplex got arrested and a life sentence.

The only real way to create a "warning" is to pursue them legally to get an arrest or to get a money judgment - both of which will show on a background check.Although, all the tenant rights advocates are pushing to STOP landlords from being able to consider criminal history in tenant screening:(