RE/MAX Home and Land – Property Management Renting Information

 

If you have already applied in the last year, or are a current tenant, please do not apply again. Contact our office for further information.

GENERAL LEASE INFORMATION

• Applicants must be 18 years or older to apply.
• Most of our rental units require a 12-month lease, ending/beginning between May-July.
• All tenants and cosigners, on any signed lease, will be responsible for the entirety of all rent/bill amounts.
• Rent is due on the 1^st of every month, whether it falls on a weekend or holiday, and is considered late on the 2^nd. If rent is late and not paid on or by the 6th, a 10% late fee will be applied to the balance owed.
• All of our properties are non-smoking properties.
• Some properties are pet-friendly while others are not. If you have pets, please let us know in the beginning, so we can help find the perfect home for you and your pet.
• If you have a pet/animal, we use a third-party pet/animal screening service. A pet profile will be created during the application process. Even if you do not have a pet, you will need to create a no-pet or animals profile.
• If for some reason a lease must be broken, there is a re-advertising fee of $250, and current tenants will be responsible for rent payments and applicable utilities until new tenants have been approved and begin a new lease.
• We do not accept Reusable or Portable Reports.
• RE/MAX Home and Land Property Management reserves the right to refuse service for disruptive, vulgar, offensive, or unsafe behaviors and/or language.

APPLICATION PROCESS 

1: Find a prospective rental

• Information on our available rental properties can be found:
  • On the Property Management website www.rmhlrentals.com under the Available Rentals tab, with pictures and descriptions!
  • In the office – ask to speak with a property management representative.
• Once you find an available property (or a few) that you are interested in, please contact us to set up a showing.
  • Properties must be viewed by a prospective tenant or proxy, before applying.
  • All showings are scheduled at least 1 to 2 days in advance.
• After showing(s), if you are interested in the property (or properties), speak with a representative about getting the application link emailed to you.
• All showings take place Monday – Friday, 10am to 3pm (some exceptions may happen).

 

2: Applying

• All applications are completed online, including pet/animal screening. You will use the link sent via email to complete the application process. Even if you do not have a pet, you will need to create a no pets or animals profile.
• Once the application link is received, you will need to:
  • Create your pet profile then proceed to the screening application. The pet application is $30 and $0 for service, assistance, or emotional support animals. If you do not have a pet, you will not be charged a fee.
  • Fill out the screening application and submit the application fee. All information is confidential.
  • Each roommate must submit a separate application and fee, even if married. (Co-Tenants income cannot be combined, regardless of marital status)
  • The application fee is a $55 non-refundable fee, per person.
• The application screening pulls credit score, bankruptcy, criminal history, evictions, rental references, and income.
• Submitting an application does not mean you are guaranteed the property.
• If you are not approved by our standards, you may require a co-signer. If a co-signer is needed, they will:
• Receive an application link.
• Fill out the application as a co-signer.
• Submit a $25 non-refundable co-signer application fee.
• Meet the credit score and income requirements to be approved

We do not offer refunds on any application fees. However, they are transferable to any of our other available rentals.

 

 3: Screening **this process can take up to 9 Business days

• The screening process will automatically start after your application is submitted with a fee.
• The process can take up to 9 business days before we receive the screening report to review.
• The pet profile will be reviewed through the 3^rd party screening site, and we will be notified when this is completed.
• Once completed, the screening report will be sent to RE/MAX Property Management for review.
• We will review the completed screening report for the following adverse information:
  
  
  • Credit Scores below 600 will require a co-signer.
  • Bankruptcy on a case-by-case basis with several other factors looked at.
  • Criminal Convictions, in the past 7 years, against a person and/or property, drug manufacturing and/or drugs that adversely affect others around, or registered sex offenders.
  • Evictions.
  • Rental References with negative and/or incomplete references.
  • Income less than 3x the total monthly rent amount for each applicant will require a co-signer.

 

 4: Approval

• A Property Management representative will notify you of your application status once the information has been reviewed.
  • You may be asked to provide additional bank statements or paperwork to finish the approval process.
  • The first applicants approved for the property will have the opportunity to sign a lease.
  • For applicants not approved by our standards, there is an option to have a cosigner apply for approval if advised by a property management representative. Refer back to step 2 (applying).
  • You will not be approved for a property until all steps, including creating a profile on Pet Screening, have been completed.
• Once you are approved, you will receive an approval email stating everything that will need to be completed /paid before the move-in date.
  • The property will continue to be marketed and shown until the lease has been signed by all tenants. 

 

5: Lease & Financials

• The lease signing process will happen electronically via DocuSign.
• The Security Deposit and Pet Deposit (if applicable) are due before the lease will be sent out.
• The funds must be in guarenteed funds, such as cash, certified check, or money order.
• The lease will be sent out within 2 business days of receiving the deposits. It must be signed within 48 hours, or we may move on to the next approved applicant.
• If a co-signer is required, this document must be completed via DocuSign before the lease will be sent out.
• The First Month's rent, Last Month's rent, Move-In Fee and Pet Fee (if applicable) are due one week prior to the lease start date.
• • These payments can be made in the office or at least 10 days in advance via the portal.
  • If payments are not received/cleared, tenants cannot obtain keys to the property.
• After payments have been received and cleared the bank, you can schedule a move-in walk-through.

 

6: Moving In

• Move-In Walk-Through’s take place Monday – Friday, on or after the lease start date.
• Walk-Through’s have to be scheduled in advance and are scheduled for one hour.
• If not all payments have been received and cleared by RE/MAX, the walk-through cannot take place and tenant(s) will not be able to obtain keys.
• Tenant(s) will meet a property management representative at the property for walk-through, on the day of the scheduled appointment.
• At the walk-through, the property condition report will be filled out by tenant(s).
• Once the property condition report is completed and tenants have accepted the property in the condition it is in, then keys will be obtained, and items can be moved in.

 

Welcome to your new home!

Thank you for choosing RE/MAX Home and Land Property Management.

We hope to make your renting experience a great one!