what i think about landlord/tenant rights

What i think about landlord and tenant rights and the law is that it's really twisted sometimes when it comes to leasing an apartment and anything to do with personal property or real property. I believe a Landlord has the right to check on the potential tenant’s credit history because in most cases paying their mortgage is directly dependent upon their tenants paying and it wouldn’t be right to lease the apartment and come to find out that the tenant has no money to pay you. If a person takes possession of the apartment without signing a lease the landlord should have the right to kick them out. If the tenant doesn’t pay the landlord should have the right to start the process for an eviction even if that means cutting the power. Landlords should also tend to their responsibilities. They should insure the tenant with a livable apartment free of infestation. They should also be responsible for maintaining the building and making repairs. As a tenant I strongly believe we also have rights in which we can’t be denied a chance at leasing a property because of our race, gender, sexual preference, etc. Tenants should also have the right to a nice and affordable place to live we also need to be assured that our stuff will be safe when we step out of the apartment. As a tenant we also have a moral responsibility to our neighbors and must behave ourselves in an appropriate manner. Tenants are the heart and soul of renting without them there wouldn’t be such thing. A landlord has to be understanding and a tenant has to be responsible because it takes two people to make a contract but just one to break it.