I have a renter's record of about 3 years now. I was in college for 4.5 years and am moving to a bigger city. I have 3 interviews in a city. 1 job is for sure mine if I tell them yes within the next few days, the other one I am still waiting on word as I have to go through a series of 3 interviews. Basically, I am locked down to have a job no matter what happens with this one job.
I have noticed some apartments being very strict about who they accept such as. "you need to have a stable job, working there for 1 year" and "You need to be currently making an income of 2x the rent" I need a place so I can start my jobs, but how can I start my jobs if they have such strict rules? Are all apartments like this? What are some strange rules you've heard of before to get accepted?
When I was living in my old apartments they were pretty lenient as it was a college town. Some apartments don't want you to have more than 2 kids and want proof of your pet's medical records...
2007-12-20 16:25:06 · 8 answers · asked by pizzagirl 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
Weird, ,maybe those are very classy apartments or maybe the demand for apt's are really high there and they have set these rules to lower the high demand of apt shoppers? Well i rented a town house once for college and the land lady actually prohibited visitors in her contract but i didn't obey that though cause that was kind of ludicrous.
2007-12-20 16:30:13 · answer #1 · answered by Taevion 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can find some areas that will take anyone to rent an apartment. But i`m sure you would not live there.
Standard practise would be 3x the income. That is gross pay not take home.
Most want to see you have a steady job of at least a year and some even more.
As far as children go. It all depends on what state you are in. But in california it is illegal to tell you how many kids you can have with the exception they can tell you how many can live in a certin size of apatment. Example. a 2 bedroom apartment max. to live in unit would be 5.
As far as a pet is conserned i`m not aware of any laws covering that. it will not be under any tenant laws that we are aware of.
Best of luck
2007-12-20 16:39:11 · answer #2 · answered by Big Deal Maker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My new husband is the head manager of a huge establishment and we own a house but in some places i looked at in Florida like their Apt. Sometimes they will ask you about your credit and/or sign a paper so they can check it. I had an apt. manager ask me if i had a car and while i was reading the lease agreement it asked me the make and the model etc. Some places let you do laundry for free. My son once stayed in a place where the cable was free. I hope you find your dream home and just know my best friends hubby sometimes mows his yard and the landlord deducts it from the rent....good luck finding a place you can call home.
2007-12-20 16:45:39 · answer #3 · answered by thelilsxysmoothone 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, I work online and don't have a formal job. Yet, I rent in an apartment building. I had a letter of reference saying that I never had late payments, and paper from the bank saying how much saving I've got. If you don't have them, get a real one, and fake it, add a zero or something. And on the back of application I've wrote that I graduated from business school and about to get a full time job. I did graduate but you can write it anyway, it's not like they're going to check. And so on, just give them as much bullcrap as you can. It's not like you're stealing from them, they're the ones living off you.
2007-12-20 16:32:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
im a property manager and the pattern of what i have seen is 2-3x the monthly rent as your monthly income, good credit and renting history as well as a means of paying rent. we generally looked at the last 2 paystubs when i was working at a conventional site but ive been on the affordable housing side over the past few years and the rules there are completely different. if you feel like youve been treated unfair call your local housing agency, they can give you better information for your area specifically. good luck!
2007-12-20 16:30:13 · answer #5 · answered by Miss R 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah, they are cracking down....tired of people skating on their rent contract......i own my on business, its in Texas, but i will lie for you saying you worked for me so long and make x amount of money....lol...just say the word, or some apartments will allow a co-signer to guarantee the rental contract...
2007-12-20 16:32:14 · answer #6 · answered by Scubasteve104 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no
2007-12-20 16:27:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2007-12-20 16:27:09 · answer #8 · answered by . 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋