RENTAL SREENING CRITERIA
I. APPLICATION PROCESS
1. Select your rental unit.
2. Schedule a showing appointment by calling: (503) 610-8698
3. Submit your application and non-refundable application fee of $75/adult through the website. Each adult over 18 years old will need to complete an application and pay the fee.
4. Attach a copy of your Driver's License, scanned copies of your last two paystubs, bank statements and/or taxes per applicant to your application or email to info@pilot-properties.com. We will not accept pictures of documents.
5. Submit your pet application to info@pilot-properties.com.
6. Let your current Landlord know that we will be contacting them for a rental reference.
II. DISABLED ACCESSIBILITY
Pilot Property Management allows existing premises to be modified at the full and complete expense of the disabled person if the disabled person agrees to restore the premises (per fair housing guidelines) at their own expense to the pre-modified condition. We require:
1. Written approval from the landlord before modifications are made.
2. Written assurances that the work will be performed in a professional manner.
3. Written proposals detailing the extent of the work to be done.
4. Documents identifying the names and qualifications of the contractors to be used.
5. All appropriate building permits and required licenses made available for landlord inspection.
6. A deposit for the restoration may be required.
III. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
1. Positive identification with a picture will be required.
2. A complete and accurate application listing the current and at least one previous rental reference with phone numbers will be required (incomplete applications will be returned to the applicant).
3. Each applicant will be required to qualify individually (Individuals whose credit is not combined must submit separate applications).
4. Applicants must be able to enter a legal and binding contract.
5. Incomplete, inaccurate or falsified information will be grounds for denial.
6. Any applicant currently using illegal drugs or reporting a conviction for the illegal manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance shall be denied.
7. Any individual who may constitute a direct threat to the health and safety of an individual, the complex, or the property of others, will be denied.
8. An application insufficient in Credit and Rental Requirements shall require an additional security deposit equal to 50% of stated rental amount, over and above any other security deposit or additional security deposit required.
9. The denial of one applicant will result in the denial of the entire application.
10. In order to qualify as a co-signer, you must fully meet all areas of the criteria and must have minimum monthly income of five times the stated rent.
11. For City of Portland properties please reference the PHB Statement of Applicant Rights.
IV. INCOME REQUIREMENTS
1. Monthly income should equal 2.5 times the stated monthly rent.
2. The last two pay stubs from current employer and/or bank statements is required to verify income.
3. Verifiable income will be required for unemployed applicants. (Verifiable income may mean, but is not limited to; Bank Accounts, Alimony/Child Support, Trust Accounts, Social Security, Unemployment, Welfare, Grants/Loans)
4. Self-employed applicants will be required to show proof of income through full copies of the last two tax returns.
5. If monthly income does not equal 2.5 times the stated monthly rent, a security deposit equal to a 2 times one month's rent, qualified roommate or co-signer will be required.
6. You will be denied if your source of income cannot be verified.
V. EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS
1. 1 year of verifiable employment will be required.
2. Self-employed applicants will be verified through the state. A recorded business name or corporate filing will be sufficient to meet employment requirements.
3. A security deposit equal to a full month's rent will be required when employment does not meet the requirements.
4. You will be denied if you are unemployed and an alternative source of income cannot be verified.
VI. RENTAL REQUIREMENTS
1. 1 year of verifiable rental history from a current third party landlord is required. (Rental references ending 12 months prior to the date of application will not be considered current)
2. Home ownership is verified through the county tax assessor. Mortgage payments must be current.
3. Home ownership negotiated through a land sales contract is verified through the contract holder.
4. Eviction free rental history will be required.
5. Rental history demonstrating residency, but not third party rental history, will require a security deposit equal to a full month's rent.
6. A co-signer will be required when rental history does not meet third party rental criteria, but residency can be verified with parents, student housing or military housing.
7. Rental history reflecting past due rent or an outstanding balance will be denied. (A security deposit equal to a two month's rent will be accepted when past due rent has been paid and no additional negative information has been documented)
VII. CREDIT REQUIREMENTS
1. Good credit will be required
2. Outstanding bad debt exceeding $100.00 on a credit bureau (ie., Slow pay, Collections, Bankruptcies, Repossessions, Liens, Judgments & Wage Garnishment programs) will require a security deposit equal to two month's rent.
3. Bankruptcies filed within one year from the date of application will be denied.
VIII. 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 pled guilty to or no-contest to, any crime.
a) A conviction, guilty plea or no-contest plea, ever 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
b) A conviction, guilty plea or no-contest plea, where the date of disposition, release or parole have occurred within the last seven years for: any other felony charges; or
c) A conviction, guilty plea or no-contest plea, where the date of disposition, release or parole have occurred within the last seven years for: any misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor involving assault, intimidation, sex related, drug related (sale, manufacture, delivery or possession) property damage or weapons charges; or
d) A conviction, guilty plea or no-contest plea, where the date of disposition, release or parole have occurred within the last three years for: any class B or C misdemeanor in the above categories or any misdemeanors involving criminal trespass I, theft, dishonesty, 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.
IX. DENIAL POLICY
If your application is denied due to negative and adverse information being reported, you may;
1. Contact the credit reporting agencies to;
a) Identify who is reporting unfavorable information
b) Request a correction if the information being reported is incorrect
X. PET POLICY
Acceptance of pets vary between properties. However, Pilot Property Management, LLC does not have a pet restriction list. There would be a $150 Refundable Pet Deposit/Pet if a pet is allowed.
