TENANT LEASING CRITERIA
I. C
REDIT HISTORY
We
will obtain a credit check on every applicant and every adult household member.
II. PAST AND PRESENT RENTAL HISTORY
We will obtain landlord references on every applicant and every adult household member. A
ny application may
be rejected for any one (1) of the following:
1. A
ny one (1) history of having “skipped” from previous housing.
2
. A
ny one (1) eviction from previous housing.
3
. A
ny repeated late payments of rent within twelve (12) month period from current or past housing.
4
. A
ny landlord reference returned wherein the previous management has signed that the applicant was
destructive to the apartment or surrounding public areas. This includes destruction by co-tenants o
r
m
embers of the household.
5
. A
ny landlord reference not completed in full.
6. A
ny landlord reference indicating a history of the disturbance of the peaceful and quiet enjoyment of other
te
nants
.
Three Personal references must be furnished if there are no references for I and II above.
III. CRIMINAL SCREENIN
G
We
will obtain a criminal background check on every applicant and every adult household member.
A.
S
creening of Applicants
An Applicant will be prohibited admission if the Applicant’s household includes the following:
1
. A member who is currently engaged in illegal use of drugs or for which the owner has reasonable cause to
believe that a member’s illegal use or pattern of illegal use of a drug may interfere with the health, safety,
and right to peaceful enjoyment of the property by other residents;
2
. A member who is subject to a state sex offender lifetime registration requirement;
3
. If there is reasonable cause to believe that a member’s behavior, from abuse or pattern of abuse of alcohol,
may interfere with the health, safety, and right to peaceful enjoyment by other residents; the screening
standards must be based on behavior, not the condition of alcoholism or alcohol;
4
. If, within the past five (5) years, the Applicant has been arrested more than once for misdemeanor or felony
crimes which resulted in, or might reasonable have resulted in, injury to people or property;
5
. If, within the past five (5) years, the Applicant has been released from a State or Federal prison; has been
convicted of a misdemeanor crime which resulted in, or might reasonably have resulted in, injury to people
(such as, a simple assault, prostitution, drunk and disorderly, driving while intoxicated, etc.); was convicted
of a crime which resulted in or might reasonably have resulted in, injury to property (such as, vandalism,
malicious mischief, fraud, theft, two (2) or more convictions for writing bad checks, etc.); was convicted for
possession of a controlled substance of any quantity;
6
. I
f, within the past five (5) years, the Applicant has been convicted of a felony crime which resulted in or migh
t
r
easonably have resulted in, injury to people (such as, murder, aggravated assault, rape, sexual assault, the
sale, distribution or transportation of a controlled substance, etc.); and
7. Prior termination of assistance for fraud.
8. If information is revealed in the criminal history record that would cause a denial of housing to the household,
contact information where a copy of the record may be obtained shall be provided.
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