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Every so often the Schenectady Police Department puts out the listing of sex offenders. This one is from last April. Sorry I didn’t get it up here sooner.
I don’t know what the laws are regarding renting to sex offenders, but you as the landlord should certainly know that’s who you’re renting to. However you may not know it until its too late.
If you have a question on your application asking if the potential tenant has been convicted, and the potential tenant doesn’t tell you, then you would have a case for eviction.
Anyway, here’s Schenectady’s List as of last April: sex offenders list April 2010
New York State has a special search engine for past and present inmates. It’s too bad they don’t have one for future inmates as that would make our job as Landlords a whole lot easier.
This is the link: http://nysdocslookup.docs.state.ny.us/
Be sure to use it. There are no less than three former tenants of mine listed. If only I’d have known.
