[quote=flu][quote=Diego Mamani]I agree. There are what some people call “professional renters” who know the law and every trick in the book.[/quote]

And I will avoid those people like there’s no tomorrow.[/quote]Me too! Problem is, it may be hard to find out until it’s too late. In the case you mentioned, his inquiring about the “late fee” was a big red flag, and an indication that he was probably a “professional renter.”

OTOH, some people are concerned about the late fee b/c they have chronic cash flow problems. I have relatives who rented out a nice and large SFH/ranch in the San Bernardino area to a guy who was a small business owner. He was late with the rent almost every other month, and late by at least a week or two. But otherwise he was a good tenant.