Texas - Background Checks on Tenants

We have been told my our new management company that we can no longer require background checks on tenants. Due to a change in the hud/housing laws. Is there anyone who can give us more information on this? Do we now have to allow all felons?

Duplicate post. The HOA is a third party to the owner/tenant contract. Don't believe it's the HOA's business to screen tenants. Especially any kind of financial screening. That's the owner's responsibility.

As for criminal screening, it's not that much more effective. When I had to do it at an apartment years ago, it ONLY applied to the county the apartment was in. I could have committed a crime any and every other county in this state and still come out "clean". The scope of a criminal check is very limited. Besides convicted sexual predators have to send out notices and it's on a website.