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Provo scraps mandatory background checks
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I hope somebody sues these cities, and the landlords who act as government agents by participating in the programs, for their unreasonable intrusion into renters' privacy.
Liberty and freedom?? Sorry, how about freedom from some of the worry I face every time my children walk outside the door?
Call the police if you know there is illegals next to you and hypodermic needles laying all over your neighbors lawn.
My reason for doing so is to ensure that the prospective tenant can pay the rent. ;-)
I am wondering if laws forcing landlords to do background checks, or laws offering incentives if they *are* done, open the door to liability issues for landlords. I can envision a future court case wherein the landlord is asked why he didn't perform a background check on his/her tenant OR why he rented to the tenant *after* doing the background check which revealed a criminal history. Will I be sued if my tenant decides to commit a serious crime?... because I did not refuse to rent to him/her?
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Stewart, the people were reacting to the stupidity of the idea realizing that if they said nothing then you would have passed it as law. The idea that forcing rentals to do background checks increase costs that would be passed on to renters who are guilty of nothing, but having their life history in the hands of people who don't have any reason to know it is beyond wrong.
Just how much freedom are people willing to give up for a sense of security? There is no security if there is no freedom.