Revised April 16, 2008
It is the policy of WRPS, LP/Western Rim Property Services to treat all current and prospective residents in a fair, professional manner, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, familial status, handicap or national origin in accordance with the 1988 Fair Housing Amendment effective March 12, 1989.
Occupancy Standard:
- Efficiency = 2 occupants
- 1 bedroom = 2 occupants
- 1 bedroom alt/study/den = 3 occupants
- 2 bedroom = 4 occupants
- 2 bedroom alt/study/den = 5 occupants
- 3 bedroom = 6 occupants
- 3 bedroom alt/study/den = 7 occupants
- 4 bedroom = 8 occupants
- 4 bedroom alt/study/den = 9 occupants
All applicants must be at least fifty five (55) years of age and are required to complete a rental application, pay a $50.00 non-refundable application fee. A separate rental application must be fully completed, dated and signed by each applicant and all co-applicants. Spouses can complete one rental application.
Each applicant must provide government issued photo identification and allow it to be photocopied.
Applicants that want to advance pay the lease term in full will be approved as long as they have not been evicted for non-monetary lease violations, (monetary violations are acceptable), and have no criminal history as stated in this criteria.
Approved applicants must sign the lease agreement within three (3) days of approval (if not already signed).
No more than two (2) vehicles per home are allowed without written permission from management. Applicant must utilize garage space for automobile parking. Boats, Jet Skis and other recreational vehicles are allowed in restricted areas on a first come first serve basis only.
Animals are not accepted without written permission from management. A maximum of two (2) pets per household will be permitted with separate Animal Addendums, Pet Deposit and Non-Refundable Pet Fees. A $250.00 Pet Deposit and a $250.00 Non-Refundable pet fee must be paid per pet. There is a monthly Pet Rent for one pet of $15.00 per month. If you have two pets the monthly Pet Rent is $10.00 per pet per month. There is no weight limit; however, Rotweillers, Chows, Sharpeis, German Shepards, Pit Bull Terriers, Dingos, Doberman Pinschers and other aggressive breeds are not allowed. Animals considered to be mixed with any of the above restricted breeds are not allowed.
You will be required to pay a monthly trash service fee of $10.00 per month.
Water furniture, including large fish aquariums, is permitted only with appropriate insurance and prior written permission from management. Resident must provide a copy of the insurance coverage prior to scheduled move-in date.
The monthly rental payment is due on the 1st of each month and is considered late on the second. There will be a late charge for all rent paid after the 3rd of each month in the amount specified on page one (1) of the TAA lease contract. All returned checks will be assessed a service charge (specified one page one (1) of the TAA lease contract) plus all applicable late charges.
Standard lease terms are seven (7) and thirteen (13) months. However, month to month through eighteen (18) month lease terms are available.
A service fee of will be charged for each non-recurring credit or debit payment processed.
Green Light - Instant approval if the following are met:
Credit must be at least 86% good
Rent to Income ratio must be 33% or greater (applicant makes three (3) times the amount of the rent or more)
Income to Debt ratio must be less than 32% (less than 32% of the applicants income must be able to cover debts)
Applicant has no criminal record as outlined below
Yellow Light - Applicants with Conditional Approval:
Credit ratio of 33% to 85% good
Rent to Income ratio of 33% (applicant makes three (3) times the amount of the rent or more)
Subject to manual rental history check.
Must have a verifiable mortgage with no more than two (2) late payments in the past year
Mortgage should show up on credit, however if it does not we must acquire written proof from the mortgage company or, current 12-month rental history with no more than two (2) late payments in the past year.
Must obtain the information in writing from the current landlord.
No lease violations.
Sufficient notice to vacate must be given.
Rental from a friend or relative is not considered established rental history; unless cancelled checks are in the applicant’s name.
Unpaid rental housing debts or a prior rental eviction will be denied if occurred in the last three (3) years only.
Applicants will need to provide us with one of the following; three (3) current paycheck stubs, two (2) recent months bank statements, or an IRS tax return from the previous year. A letter from their employer will not be acceptable.
Applicant has no criminal record as outlined below
Positive credit with a foreclosure will be approved with an additional $500 deposit.
Unfavorable credit with a foreclosure will be approved with a deposit equal to one (1) month's rent if all other yellow light conditions have been met.
Red Light - Automatic denial, unless the applicant meets the following guidelines:
- Has no criminal record as outlined below.
- Applicant will receive no specials during lease term. They must pay market rent.
- Must pay last three (3) month's rent with certified funds prior to move-in.
- Must pay a deposit equal to one (1) months rent with certified funds. This deposit will be refundable upon move out if there are no additional charges, as outlined in the TAA Lease Agreement.
- Applicant must provide proof of income as outlined under the Yellow Light. They must make at least three (3) times the amount of the rent.
- Applicant is subject to manual rental verification as outlined under the Yellow Light.
Criminal:
- A person with a known conviction and/or deferred adjudication for a felony, under seven (7) years will not be accepted except for theft by check or DUI. If a person has a felony over seven (7) years old they may be accepted if there are no reoccurrences and/or the crime is not sexual in nature, involving murder, or crime against a minor. Person(s) who have deferred adjudication for a felony involving these crimes will not be accepted. Person(s) convicted of a misdemeanor or who have received deferred adjudication will not be considered if the offense is sexual in nature, involves a minor, or any crime that involves a weapon.
- Theft by check will be accepted, however the applicant, once a resident will be required to pay by money order or bank cashiers checks.
- Everyone 18 years of age or older will be screened for criminal history.
Credit:
Delinquent Medical & Student Loans are acceptable.
Applicants with a closed bankruptcy that is more than two (2) years old will be accepted if positive credit has been re-established since the bankruptcy.
No credit will be deemed as good credit. No credit is an automatic Yellow or Red Light, never a Green Light.
Everyone 18 years of age or older will have a credit check completed.
Rental:
Applicants with no rental history will be accepted if credit is 87% or better and if applicant can provide proof of three (3) times the amount of the rent.
Roommates:
Roommates are each screened as if they were resident applicants. Under the roommate situation, roommates only have to make two (2) times the amount of the rent each.
If it is concluded that one (1) roommate has good credit, etc and one (1) roommate has poor credit and the roommate with good credit can qualify on his/her own, making three (3) times the amount of the rent and qualifying under a Green Light then the roommate with poor credit may be listed as an occupant as long as they have no criminal record as outlined in this criteria
Co-signers:
- Co-signers are accepted in the place of the Red Light Applicant Score. A Co-signer must make 5 times the amount of the rent and score a Green Light. An applicant with a co-signer does not have to provide proof of income. However, the co-signer must provide proof of income as specified under the Yellow Light.
We are dedicated to protecting the privacy of your personal information, including your Social Security or other governmental identification numbers. We have adopted a privacy policy to help ensure that your information is kept secure. We follow all federal and state laws regarding the protection of your personal information.
How information is collected. You will be furnishing some of your personal information (such as your Social Security or other governmental identification numbers) at the time you apply to rent from us. This information will be on the rental application form or other document that you provide to us or to an apartment locator service, either on paper or electronically.
How and when information is used. We may use this information in the process of verifying statements made on your rental application, such as your rental, credit and employment history. We may use the information when reviewing any lease renewal. We may also use it to assist us in obtaining payment from you for any money you may owe us in the future.
How the information is protected and who has access. In our company, only authorized persons have access to your Social Security or other governmental identification number. We keep all documents containing this information in a secure area, accessible only by authorized persons. We limit access to electronic versions of the information to authorized persons only.
How the information is disposed of. After we no longer need your Social Security or other governmental identification numbers, we will store or destroy the information in a manner that ensures that no unauthorized person will have access to it. Our disposal method may include physical destruction or obliteration of paper documents or electronic files containing such information.
Locator services. If you found us through a locator service, please be aware that locator services are independent contractors and are not our employees—even though they may initially process rental applications and fill out lease forms. You should require any locator services you use to furnish you their privacy policies, as well.
I understand and accept the above rental criteria. Further, I understand the falsification of rental application information will result in automatic denial of rental. WRPS, LP/Western Rim Property Services rental policies are guidelines, which enable us to accept as prospective residents those individuals who are creditworthy and do not have a criminal background. This rental policy does not insure that all individuals residing on or visiting the community conform to these guidelines.
A copy of this agreement will be sent to our leasing agents and a second copy will be sent to each of the signers provided below. Submission of a valid e-mail address is mandatory for us to process your application.