Well we do have the prisons for convicted persons. Perhaps we could
extend the prison system to include those who do not qualify as
renters. When we run out of space, failed renters could live in camps
in summer and abandoned hotels in the winter, refurbished to handle
down market occupants.
This will provide many new jobs for matrons and guards.
On second thought perhaps we have done something like this before in
England and in American large scale public housing.
There will always be the chance that innocents will be thrown in with
the failed renters at any given point in time, so there should be some
sort of appeal process -- juries of landlords perhaps?
Best wishes,
Laura
On Monday, June 13, 2005, at 10:36 PM, Bill Cullen wrote:
We are making progress here. With on-line and off-line discussions, I
have
come up with a list of proposed rental criteria. Below is the minimum
standards this board recommends private landlords use when offering
housing.
Remember, I want this to be a recommendation from all of you, so please
comment:
1) No occupant can have a felony or greater than one misdemeanor
conviction
in the past 5 years.
2) No occupant can have any conviction that would make the individual
dangerous to the safety of others. Especially assaults or sexual
perversions.
3) No occupant can have a successful eviction in the past 3 years or 2
evictions in the past 7 years.
4) All occupants older than 18 must have a credit score greater than
500 and
at least one occupant must have a credit score greater than 600.* No
bankruptcies in the past 3 years. (*for first time renters and full
time
students, exemptions are allowed)
5) Applicant families must not exceed 2 individuals per bedroom.
6) All applicants over the age of 18 must have finished high school (or
achieved the equivalent GED) and be able to offer evidence that they
are not
part of any gang activity.
7) All applicants over the age of 18 must pass a drug test.
8) The household monthly income must be 3x the monthly rent.
Is this strict enough? Surely, it will keep many families with
historical
behavioral problems out of housing, but I wonder if it will do enough?
Would this rental screening make a landlord socially responsible?
Laura Waterman Wittstock
Candidate for Minneapolis Library Board of Trustees
DFL and Labor endorsed
Minneapolis, MN
612-387-4915
www.laurawatermanwittstock.com
http://laurawatermanwittstock.blogspot.com/
Wittstock for Library Committee
913 19th Avenue SE, Mpls, 55414
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