Rental Guidelines and Policies

Credit Check

• Applicants must have a credit history that demonstrates a reasonable ability to meet financial obligations. While perfect credit is not required, the credit history should not show significant or recent negative events such as unpaid collections, charge offs, recent bankruptcies, or multiple late payments.

Civil and Criminal Search

• No Money Owed to a previous landlord
• Felonies could be cause for denial if violent.
• Sexually related offenses for any time period are cause for denial.

Rental History

• How often did you pay late?
• Did you leave owing money?
• How did you maintain the premises?
• Did you fulfill the terms of your lease?
• Were there any complaints against you or your guests?
• An Eviction might be okay, if you paid the landlord in full afterwards. If you still owe a landlord money for any reason, your application will be automatically rejected.
• Please note: Family, friends and/or roommates are not acceptable rental references.
• Some of our owners are more flexible than others. For example, you might have paid a few times late but your previous landlord thought you were a good tenant. This should be fine.

Employment and Income Check

• Do you have a job or some other source of income?
• How long have you been at your job?
• Is your income verifiable?

Pets

• Pets are okay if owner of property and association allows them.
• No more than 2 animals per unit (if allowed).
• No attack trained animals or known vicious breeds permitted. That means rottwilers, Dobermans, Pit Bulls, German Shepherds and typically any big dog over 75 pounds other than a lab.
• Must pay monthly pet rent per pet.

Application and Fees

• You will need to fill out an application.
• A Driver's License or other approved photo ID must be included.
• $30.00 non- refundable application fee. There is an additional $30 charge (each) for other adults.
• Fees must be paid by cashier's check, money order, or PayPal.com  (ask your leasing agent for PayPal instructions)
• Once you are approved, you need to drop off a non-refundable (refundable once you move-in) deposit and your adminstrative/leasing fee. Deposit is at first non-refundable because we are taking the property off the market for you.  If you decide to not move-in after that then the owner has lost a great deal of money.  The deposit becomes your refundable security deposit when you move into your rental.
• To move in, you will pay your first months rent in full in certified funds.  Your prorated (if you didn't move-in on the 1st of the month) is paid in your second month.  You must pay rent through our online portal from the 2nd month onward.
• Applications are approved by the most qualified applicant received over a reasonable time period. We will refund your application fee in the event we do not pull your credit/criminal background.  The only time we spend your application fee is when we are checking credit/criminal background.

Each owner of a rental property will have slightly different qualifying guidelines. All applications are processed without regard to the race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familiar status or national origin of the applicant.

Perhaps, you worried that you will not qualify?

If you feel there is a reason why you might be denied for rental, please contact us to discuss. In some instances, a higher deposit or other terms and conditions might be available to you.