Thank you for considering Hometown Property Management in your search for a home to rent. All units are rented to the first qualified applicant.
RENTAL APPLICATIONS GUIDELINES
A separate rental application must be completed accurately, truthfully and as completely as possible by each person 18 years old or older who will reside on the property. There is a $25 application fee per application. This must be paid at the time your application is turned in. Your application will not be processed without receipt of the application fee. If your application is turned in without the application fee and another application comes in before your application fee is paid the other application will be processed first.
The application screening process will take approximately 3 to 5 business days. After acceptance, the rental forms can be completed; rent/deposit/fees paid and keys delivered for immediate occupancy if the home is available for occupancy.
A unit cannot be held for more than thirty (30) days, unless it is currently occupied or the owner has approved. After notification of acceptance, applicant(s) has three (3) business days to sign the rental agreement and pay the first month’s rent plus security deposit and any applicable fees. If holding a property for up to thirty (30) days, applicant(s) has two (2) business days to provide a holding fee of $100.00 and to sign the agreement to hold a property. This holding fee is refundable if the property cannot be delivered to applicant for rent. If applicant decides not to rent the property for any reason, the holding fee is NOT refundable. Upon signing a rental agreement, the holding fee becomes part of the security deposit.
Screening your application includes calling your employer, former and current landlord, running a credit check, criminal history and public records check. By signing the application for tenancy, you have authorized these agencies to release information for us to evaluate your application. We use Pacific Screening Inc., P.O. Box 25582, Portland, OR 97298; Phone 503-297-1941. If we deny tenancy based on information provided by that agency, you have the right to contact Pacific Screening Inc., directly to determine and dispute the accuracy of the information provided. We are not required to release or disclose information provided by such agency except as required by law.
RENTAL QUALIFICATION STANDARDS
Qualifying as a tenant is based on the following criteria:
1. Positive Identification. Applicant is required to provide picture ID, such as a driver’s license or state issued ID card.
2. Inaccurate or falsified information will be grounds for denial of the application.
3. Any applicant currently using illegal drugs will be denied. If approved for tenancy and later illegal drug use is confirmed, eviction shall result.
4. Any individual, whose tenancy may constitute a direct threat to the health and safety of any individual, the complex, or the property of others, will be denied tenancy.
OCCUPANCY POLICY
Occupancy is based on the number of bedrooms in a unit. Two (2) persons are allowed per bedroom.
INCOME CRITERIA
Net monthly income, per unit, must be a minimum of three (3) times the amount of rent and have been maintained a minimum of six (6) months.
EMPLOYMENT CRITERIA
1. Twelve (12) months of verifiable employment will be required if used as source of income.
2. Self employed applicants will be verified through state corporation commission; and may be required to submit the last year’s tax returns.
RENTAL CRITERIA
1. Forty-eight (48) months of verifiable contractual rental history from a current third party landlord or home ownership is required.
2. Eviction FREE history is required.
3. Two (2) or more 72 hour notices within one year will result in denial of the application.
4. Two (2) or more NSF’s within one year will result in denial of the application.
5. Rental history reflecting past due and unpaid rent will be denied.
CREDIT CRITERIA
1. Negative or adverse debt showing on consumer credit report may be ground for denial of the application or may require additional security deposits.
2. Three (3) or more unpaid collections (not medical related) will result in denial of your application.
CRIMINAL CONVICTION CRITERIA
Upon receipt of the rental applications and screening fee, landlord will conduct a search of public records to determine whether the applicant or any proposed tenant has been convicted of, or plead guilty to or no-contest to, any crime.
1. A conviction, guilty plea or no-contest plea for any felony involving serious injury, kidnapping, death, arson, rape, sex crimes and/or child sex crimes, extensive property damage or drug-related offenses (sale, manufacture, delivery or possession with intent to sell) class A/Felony burglary or class A/Felony robbery; or
2. A conviction, guilty plea or no-contest plea, where the disposition, release or parole have occurred within the last seven (7) years for; any other felony charges; or
3. A conviction, guilty plea or no-contest plea, where the date of disposition release or parole have occurred within the last seven (7) years for: any misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor involving assault, intimidation, sex related, drug related (sale, manufacture, delivery or possession with intent to sell), property damage or weapons charges; or
4. A conviction, guilty plea or no-contest plea, where the date of disposition or parole have occurred within the last three (3) years for; any B or C misdemeanor in the above categories or those involving criminal trespass I, theft, dishonesty or prostitution…
shall be grounds for denial of the rental application. Pending charges or outstanding warrants for any of the above will result in a suspension of the application process until the charges are resolved. Upon resolution, if an appropriate unit is still available, the processing of the application will be completed. No unit will be held awaiting resolution of pending charges.
