Residential Property Management

The first step is to complete an online application and pay the $40 application fee. Each person that's over 18 years old will need to do this. Once we receive your application, we'll run your credit and begin a background check. We'll then contact you within 2-4 days to let you know whether your application has been approved and you've been selected. Please note that we work on a first-come, first-served basis. We also do not rent to anyone who has an unpaid eviction on their record.

We do not put holds on properties. We screen on a first-come, first-served basis, and the first qualified candidate that provides all the information we've requested and who meets our minimum requirements will be selected for the property.

Landlords can require up to two times the monthly rent for a security deposit on unfurnished rental units or three times the monthly rent for furnished units. However, most landlords require less. Everything you pay when you move in outside of your rent is considered security. It's all potentially 100% refundable.

Landlords are required to send residents an itemized accounting of their security deposit within 21 days of move-out. The statement must list the amount the landlord is retaining and any amount that's refunded. However, landlords do have an option to send an interim accounting within 21 days if there is good cause for a delay. In that instance, a final accounting is required within 14 days after the full itemized accounting is completed.

To be deemed livable, a rental unit must have the following:

• - No leaks in the roof, walls, and windows
• - Working plumbing or gas facilities
• - Hot and cold running water that's connected to a sewage disposal system
• - A working heating system
• - Electrical lighting and wiring that's in working order
• - Grounds that are kept clean, sanitary, and free from garbage, rodents, and vermin
• - An adequate number of garbage cans or dumpsters that are in good repair
• - Floors, stairways, and railings that are in good repair

If you're a resident and you expect you'll be late paying your rent, speak with your landlord as soon as possible to see if suitable arrangements can be made. If arrangements can't be made, landlords do have the right to give you a three-day notice to pay or quit. At this point, if you fail to pay within three days, your landlord can file an Unlawful Detainer complaint (eviction) against you in court.

A landlord or property manager may enter a unit without notice in cases of emergency or tenant abandonment or surrender. For any other reason, a landlord must give reasonable written notice for a valid reason, such as to perform a repair or alteration, show the unit (to prospective buyers, residents, contractors, lenders, or repair workers), or conduct an inspection related to a tenant's security deposit.

The landlord must conduct noticed entry during normal business hours unless the resident consents otherwise. They must also provide 24-hour notice, which has been deemed reasonable by the courts. Additionally, the notice must be personally delivered, left with an adult at the premises or at or near the entry door. A landlord may also mail the notice, but they'll need to allow six days between mailing and entry.

There is one exception during the sale of a property. Oral notice may be allowed at that time as long as specific procedures are followed.