Applicant Screening Criteria

Before you begin the application, please read through the information below. The application fee is NON-REFUNDABLE.
If there are multiple applications at one time, each application will be presented to the Landlord.
If important, you will want to double check any room measurements, specific schools and if specific utilities are provided to the property prior to signing a lease.
Information must be clear and concise and all documentation must be attached to the application. Please make sure you include names, phone numbers, emails and any other contact information for us to verify residency and employment.
Please take special note on requirements regarding income verification.


All applicants with animals must submit animal information to our pet screening service for verification. The fee is waived for all service animals and ESA's.
There is a refundable pet deposit per pet and based on FIDO score from our third party pet screening service, there will be a $25 monthly pet fee per pet. 

Application fee: 
The application fee, as outlined in the listing, must be paid online at the time your application is submitted. Failure to pay the application fee will result in automatic decline. The application fee is non-refundable once submitted.


When applying to rent a property, there are certain guidelines most landlords will look at. However, every landlord is different but these are general guidelines in which many landlords will base their decision.


Property Condition: 
You are accepting the property in an as-is condition. Requests for changes to the property must be submitted in writing with the application. 

Tenant Selection Criteria:

1. Rental History: 
Last two places of residency history must be provided in order to process your application. If you rented, Landlord contact information must be filled out.

2. Employment History:
Two years of consecutive employment history should be submitted along with proof of income of at least 3x the amount of rent. If you do not have employment history, please provide proof of income via bank statements showing deposits for at least the preceding three months, retirement or social security statements.

3. Property Condition: 
You are accepting the property in an as-is condition. Requests for changes to the property must be submitted in writing with the application. 

4. Deposits:
Applicant must submit security deposit either via payment online or in certified funds (checks will not be accepted for security deposits) and signed lease within 48 hours of acceptance of application. Failure to do so will result in cancellation of the application. If owner permits a pet, a pet deposit must be paid on or before move in.

5. Photo ID:
All persons 18 or older must submit a copy of their driver’s license or other approved photo ID with the application.

6. Credit: 
A credit report will be processed for each applicant 18 years or older

7. Criminal: 
A criminal background check will be processed for each applicant 18 years or older.


The following conditions, although not guaranteed, are a general guideline only. Despite the following, a landlord may decline your application. Talk to your agent prior to submitting an application.

Foreclosure in the last 4 years
Double security deposit 

Dismissed Bankruptcy within last 4 years 
Double security deposit


More than 50% negative credit 
Double security deposit 

50% negative and 50% positive credit with good rental history 
½ Additional Security Deposit 

Good rental history with no credit 
Co-signor and/or ½ additional security deposit

No rental or credit history 
Up to double deposit and/or a co-signer

More than 50% positive credit, good rental history 
Single security deposit

Eviction or negative rental history or rental debt in the last five years
Decline

Falsification of application 
Decline

Invalid social security number or other acceptable form of ID.
Decline

Failure to pay application fee 
Decline

Incomplete application 
Decline

Criminal History 
Criminal, Sex Offense, and Terrorist Database Check: We will check these databases for all occupants 18 and over. We do not rent to any person required to register as a sex offender. Criminal backgrounds involving violent crimes, sex offenses, domestic violence and/or involving the possession/distribution of weapons or illegal substances are all grounds for denial of an application. An exception may be made for type and or age of offense, please provide details to the Property Manager.

Risk Mitigation
Any applicant with a combined Experian Vantage Score of less than 600 will be subject to a monthly risk mitigation fee. 
For scores between 550-599, the monthly fee will be $20. 
For scores between 500-549, the monthly fee will be $30. 
Calculating scores for combined applicants, we add the scores of all applicants and divide by number of applicants to get a median score.
Example: applicant 1 has a Vantage score of 700 and applicant number 2 has a Vantage score of 550. 
Add 700 plus 550 for a total of 1250 and divide into two, which gives an median score of 625. This would not require a monthly risk mitigation fee.

Pet Fees
There is a refundable pet deposit due at move in along with a monthly pet fee of $25 per pet due and payable with the rent each month.

Lease Prep and Move In
At move in, all households will be required to pay a onetime lease prep and move in fee of $125.00. This fee covers the cost of preparing the lease for electronic signatures, setting up your tenant portal for online payments along with a permanent key box at the property for move in access to eliminate having to come to our office to get keys on move in day.

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