S.F. weighs protecting ex-cons seeking homes, jobs

[polywog]

There is a problem with making people second class citizens. Where do they live? If they can't rent an apartment, they will probably move into some guys house in the suburbs....or worse, they will pitch a tent in the woods and operate off the grid. You can't constantly kick the can. Eventually, these people need homes and gainful employment.

As far as I'm concerned ether lock someone up, or let them be free. Don't make them live like an animal, otherwise they will act like one.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by polywog

There is a problem with making people second class citizens. Where do they live? If they can't rent an apartment, they will probably move into some guys house in the suburbs....or worse, they will pitch a tent in the woods and operate off the grid. You can't constantly kick the can. Eventually, these people need homes and gainful employment.

As far as I'm concerned ether lock someone up, or let them be free. Don't make them live like an animal, otherwise they will act like one.

I'm guessing you don't own rental property. I do and got tired of fixing up the apartments after some ass hole trashed MY property. I started doing back ground checks and things improved 100%. The people making out in my case are the lower income people who play by the rules but just don't make allot of money.

[polywog]

Originally Posted by firstdown

I'm guessing you don't own rental property. I do and got tired of fixing up the apartments after some ass hole trashed MY property. I started doing back ground checks and things improved 100%. The people making out in my case are the lower income people who play by the rules but just don't make allot of money.

You guessed wrong.

I have rented in very bad neighborhoods. I get rid of folks when they don't pay, and quick! The problem has to be dealt with. Like I said earlier, you can't just kick the can and send these people out to the edge of town to fly under the radar. You just end up with more crime and people who feel slighted by the government.

None of these solutions make me happy - there is only a lesser of evils.

Lots of ways for me to pick a good tenant. One is to make sure they have a drivers licence. Another is to check their credit. Also, I go to their current house to "sign something" and I see how they live.

A simple letter to the "actual" owner of the house that they currently rent [and not their lying relative] is like gold.

Also, I want a copy of their current bills. That is always telling.

[SirClintonPortis]

Originally Posted by polywog

There is a problem with making people second class citizens. Where do they live? If they can't rent an apartment, they will probably move into some guys house in the suburbs....or worse, they will pitch a tent in the woods and operate off the grid. You can't constantly kick the can. Eventually, these people need homes and gainful employment.

As far as I'm concerned ether lock someone up, or let them be free. Don't make them live like an animal, otherwise they will act like one.

If the government wants landlords to rent out rooms to felons, then they should be responsible for giving the landlords incentive to do such a thing. What landlords risk every time they rent out to a tenant is a "bad" tenant who does not pay or damages/destroys the property. Landlords want to minimize that risk and hence do credit checks and background checks.