POWELL
GARDENS APARTMENTS
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New specials this week!!!
Now leasing
units $1,350/month**
Same-day
special:
$50 off first
six months
$300 off first
full month’s rent**
-
Application fees credited back at move-in OAC
-Must sign a lease or
MI within 10 days of approval
Non-same
day applications (OAC)
-Application fees credited
back at move-in OAC
-$50 off the first six
months
-must sign a lease or
MI within 10 days of approval
* applies to rent of $1,200/month for a 12 month lease
**Rents:
Rent price subject to change for leases shorter than 11
months or month-to-month; inquire with manager
Effective
3/31 – 4/15/2020
CITY
OF PORTLAND STANDARD
FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE
APPLICATION
FEE: $45.00
RENTAL CRITERIA FOR RESIDENCY
OWNER/AGENT’S EVALUATION PROCESS
Upon
receipt of a completed application, the contents of the application are
compared to the screening criteria by Owner/Agent and the Applicant is either
approved or denied in compliance with all local, state and federal laws.
Applicants are welcome to provide supplemental evidence to mitigate potentially
negative screening results. Applicants have 30 days to appeal denied
applications, during which time they may correct, refute, or explain negative
information forming the basis for the denial. Applicants are also prequalified
for any rental opportunities at Owner/Agent’s properties for three months
following the approval date. All screening fees are waived for three months
following the approved appeal, but Applicants under these circumstances will be
required to certify in writing that no conditions have materially changed from
those described in Owner/Agent’s approved application. If conditions have
materially changed, Owner/Agent may use those changes as the basis for a
denial.
OCCUPANCY POLICY
1. Occupancy is based
on the number of bedrooms in a unit. (A bedroom is defined as a habitable room
that is intended to be used primarily for sleeping purposes, contains at least
70 square feet and is configured so as to take the need for a fire exit into
account.)
2. The general rule is
two persons are allowed per bedroom. Owner/Agent may adopt a more liberal
occupancy standard based on factors such as size and configuration of the unit,
size and configuration of the bedrooms, and whether any occupants will be
infants.
GENERAL STATEMENTS
1. Any of the
following items, or combination thereof, will be accepted to verify the name,
date of birth and photo of the applicant:
i) Evidence of Social
Security Number (SSN Card)
ii) Valid Permanent
Resident Card
iii) Immigrant Visa
iv) Individual
Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN)
v) Non-Immigrant Visa
vi) Any
government-issued identification regardless of expiration date
vii) Any
non-governmental identification or combination of identifications that would
permit a reasonable verification of identity
2. Each applicant will
be required to qualify individually or as per specific criteria areas.
3. Inaccurate,
incomplete or falsified information will be grounds for denial of the
application.
4. Any applicant
currently using illegal drugs will be denied. If approved for tenancy and later
illegal drug use is confirmed, termination shall result.
5. Any individual
whose tenancy may constitute a direct threat to the health and safety of any
individual, the premises, or the property of others, will be denied tenancy.
INCOME CRITERIA
1.Monthly income must
be 2 times the monthly stated rent*, or 2.5 times the monthly stated rent if
the monthly rent amount is below the maximum monthly rent for a household
earning no more than 80 percent of the median household income as published
annually by the Portland Housing Bureau. https://www.multifamilynw.org/ PHB_Rent_Income_Limits Income sources shall include, but
are not limited to: wages, rent assistance (non-governmental only), and
monetary public benefits and are based on the cumulative financial resources of
all financially responsible applicants. Applicants failing to qualify under
this section may, at Owner/Agent’s discretion, be required to pay an additional
security deposit in the amount of half a month’s rent.
*If applicant will be
using local, state or federal housing assistance as a source of income,
“monthly stated rent” as used in this section means that portion of the rent
that will be payable by applicant and excludes any portion of the rent that
will be paid through the assistance program.
2. Twelve months of
verifiable employment will be required if used as a source of income.
3. Applicants using
self-employment income will have their records verified through the state
corporation commission, and will be required to submit records to verify their
income, which records may include the previous year’s tax returns.
RENTAL HISTORY
CRITERIA
1. Twelve months of
verifiable contractual rental history from a current unrelated, third party
landlord, or home ownership, is required. Less than twelve months verifiable
rental history will require a security deposit not to exceed one and a half
month’s rent and/or qualified co-signer.
2. Three or more
notices for nonpayment of rent within one year will result in denial of the
application.
3. Three or more
dishonored checks within one year will result in denial of the application.
4. Rental history
reflecting any past due and unpaid balances to a landlord will result in denial
of the application.
5. Rental history
including three or more noise disturbances or any other material non-compliance
with the rental agreement or rules within the past two years will result in
denial.
EVICTION HISTORY
CRITERIA
Five years of
eviction-free history is required. Eviction actions that were dismissed or
resulted in a judgment for the applicant will not be considered.
CREDIT CRITERIA
1. Negative or adverse
debt showing on consumer credit report will require a security deposit not to
exceed one and a half month’s rent and/or qualified co-signers.
2. Ten or more unpaid
collections (not related to medical expenses) will result in denial of the
application.
RENT WELL GRADUATES
If applicant fails to
meet any criteria related to credit, evictions and/or rental history, and
applicant has received a certificate indicating satisfactory completion of a
tenant training program such as “Rent Well,” Owner/Agent will consider whether
the course content, instructor comments and any other information supplied by
applicant is sufficient to demonstrate that applicant will successfully live in
the complex in compliance with the Rental Agreement. Based on this information,
Owner/Agent may waive strict compliance with the credit, eviction and/or rental
history screening criteria for this applicant.
CRIMINAL CONVICTION
CRITERIA
Upon receipt of the
Rental Application and screening fee, Owner/Agent will conduct a search
of public records to
determine whether applicant or any proposed resident or occupant has a
“Conviction” (which means: charges pending as of the date of the application; a
conviction; a guilty plea; or no contest plea), for any of the following crimes
as provided in ORS 90.303(3): drug-related crime; person crime; sex offense;
crime involving financial fraud, including identity theft and forgery; or any
other crime if the conduct for which applicant was convicted or is charged is
of a nature that would adversely affect property of the landlord or a tenant or
the health, safety or right of peaceful enjoyment of the premises of residents,
the landlord or the landlord’s agent. Owner/Agent will not consider a previous
arrest that did not result in a Conviction, was dismissed, expunged, voided or
invalidated, determined or adjudicated through the juvenile justice system.
Owner/Agent will also not consider convictions when Applicant is participating
or has completed a diversion or deferral of judgment program or for crimes that
are no longer illegal in the State of Oregon. If applicant, or any proposed occupant, has a
Conviction in their past which would disqualify them under these criminal
conviction criteria, and desires to submit additional information to
Owner/Agent along with the application so Owner/Agent can engage in an
individualized assessment (described below) upon receipt of the results of the
public records search and prior to a denial, applicant should do so. Otherwise,
applicant may request the review process after denial as set forth below,
however, see item (c) under “Criminal Conviction Review Process” below
regarding holding the unit.
A single Conviction
for any of the following, subject to the results of any review process, shall
be grounds for denial of the Rental Application.
a) Felonies involving:
murder, manslaughter, arson, rape, kidnapping, child sex crimes, or
manufacturing or distribution of a controlled substance.
b) Felonies not listed
above involving: drug-related crime; person crime; sex offense; crime involving
financial fraud, including identity theft and forgery; or any other crime if
the conduct for which applicant was convicted or is charged is of a nature that
would adversely affect property of the landlord or a tenant or the health,
safety or right of peaceful enjoyment of the premises of the residents, the
landlord or the landlord’s agent, where the date of disposition has occurred in
the last 7 years.
c) Misdemeanors
involving: drug related crimes, person crimes, sex offenses, domestic violence,
violation of a restraining order, stalking, weapons, criminal impersonation,
possession of burglary tools, financial fraud crimes, where the date of
disposition has occurred in the last 5 years.
d) Misdemeanors not
listed above involving: theft, criminal trespass, criminal mischief, property
crimes or any other crime if the conduct for which applicant was convicted or
is charged is of a nature that would adversely affect property of the landlord
or a tenant or the health, safety or right of peaceful enjoyment of the
premises of the
residents, the
landlord or the landlord’s agent, where the date of disposition has occurred in
the last 3 years.
e) Conviction of any
crime that requires lifetime registration as a sex offender, or for which
applicant is currently registered as a sex offender, will result in denial.
CRIMINAL CONVICTION
REVIEW PROCESS
Owner/Agent will
engage in an individualized assessment of the applicant’s, or other proposed
occupant’s, Convictions if applicant has satisfied all other criteria (the
denial was based solely on one or more Convictions) and:
(1) Applicant has
submitted supporting documentation prior to the public records search; or
(2) Applicant is
denied based on failure to satisfy these criminal criteria and has submitted a
written request along with supporting documentation.
Supporting
documentation may include:
i) Letter from parole
or probation office;
ii) Letter from
caseworker, therapist, counselor, etc.;
iii) Certifications of
treatments/rehab programs;
iv) Letter from
employer, teacher, etc.
v) Certification of
trainings completed;
vi) Proof of
employment; and
vii) Statement of the
applicant. Owner/Agent will:
(a) Consider relevant
individualized evidence of mitigating factors, which may include: the facts or
circumstances surrounding the criminal conduct; the age of the convicted person
at the time of the conduct; time since the criminal conduct; time since release
from incarceration or completion of parole; evidence that the individual has
maintained a good tenant history before and/or after the conviction or conduct;
and evidence of rehabilitation efforts. Owner/Agent may request additional
information and may consider whether there have been multiple Convictions as
part of this process.
(b) Notify applicant
of the results of Owner/Agent’s review within a reasonable time after receipt
of all required information.
(c) Hold the unit for
which the application was received for a reasonable time under all the circumstances
to complete the review unless prior to receipt of applicant’s written request
(if made after denial) the unit was committed to another applicant.
CITY
OF PORTLAND STANDARD
NON-FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE
NO
APPLICATION FEE
RENTAL CRITERIA FOR RESIDENCY
OWNER/AGENT’S EVALUATION PROCESS
Upon
receipt of a completed application, the contents of the application are
compared to the screening criteria by Owner/Agent and the Applicant is either
approved or denied in compliance with all local, state and federal laws.
Applicants are welcome to provide supplemental evidence to mitigate potentially
negative screening results.
Applicants have 30
days to appeal denied applications, during which time they may correct, refute,
or explain negative information forming the basis for the denial. Applicants
are also prequalified for any rental opportunities at Owner/Agent’s properties
for three months following the approval date. All screening fees are waived for
three months following the approved appeal, but Applicants under these
circumstances will be required to certify in writing that no conditions have
materially changed from those described in Owner/Agent’s approved application.
If conditions have materially changed, Owner/Agent may use those changes as the
basis for a denial.
OCCUPANCY POLICY
1. Occupancy is based
on the number of bedrooms in a unit. (A bedroom is defined as a habitable room
that is intended to be used primarily for sleeping purposes, contains at least
70 square feet and is configured so as to take the need for a fire exit into
account.)
2. The general rule is
two persons are allowed per bedroom. Owner/ Agent may adopt a more liberal
occupancy standard based on factors such as size and configuration of the unit,
size and configuration of the bedrooms, and whether any occupants will be
infants.
GENERAL STATEMENTS
1. Any of the
following items, or combination thereof, will be accepted to verify the name,
date of birth and photo of the applicant:
i) Evidence of Social
Security Number (SSN Card)
ii) Valid Permanent
Resident Card
iii) Immigrant Visa
iv) Individual
Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN)
v) Non-Immigrant Visa
vi) Any
government-issued identification regardless of expiration date
vii) Any
non-governmental identification or combination of identifications that would
permit a reasonable verification of identity
2. Each applicant will
be required to qualify individually or as per specific criteria areas.
3. Inaccurate,
incomplete or falsified information will be grounds for denial of the application.
4. Any applicant
currently using illegal drugs will be denied. If approved for tenancy and later
illegal drug use is confirmed, termination shall result.
5. Any individual
whose tenancy may constitute a direct threat to the health and safety of any
individual, the premises, or the property of others, will be denied tenancy.
RENTAL HISTORY
CRITERIA
1. Twelve months of
verifiable contractual rental history from a current unrelated, third party
landlord, or home ownership, is required. Less than twelve months verifiable
rental history will require a security deposit not to exceed one and a half
month’s rent and/or qualified co-signer.
2. Rental history
including three or more noise disturbances or any other material non-compliance
with the rental agreement or rules within the past two years will result in
denial.
EVICTION HISTORY
CRITERIA
Five years of
eviction-free history is required. Eviction actions that were dismissed or
resulted in a judgment for the applicant will not be considered.
RENT WELL GRADUATES
If applicant fails to
meet any criteria related to credit, evictions and/or rental history, and
applicant has received a certificate indicating satisfactory completion of a
tenant training program such as “Rent Well,” Owner/ Agent will consider whether
the course content, instructor comments and any other information supplied by
applicant is sufficient to demonstrate that applicant will successfully live in
the complex in compliance with the Rental Agreement. Based on this information,
Owner/Agent may waive strict compliance with the credit, eviction and/or rental
history screening criteria for this applicant.
CRIMINAL CONVICTION
CRITERIA
Upon receipt of the
Rental Application and screening fee, Owner/Agent will conduct a search of public
records to determine whether applicant or any proposed resident or occupant has
a “Conviction” (which means: charges pending as of the date of the application;
a conviction; a guilty plea; or no contest plea), for any of the following
crimes as provided in ORS 90.303(3): drug-related crime; person crime; sex
offense; crime involving financial fraud, including identity theft and forgery;
or any other crime if the conduct for which applicant was convicted or is
charged is of a nature that would adversely affect property of the landlord or
a tenant or the health, safety or right of peaceful enjoyment of the premises
of residents, the landlord or the landlord’s agent. Owner/Agent will not
consider a previous arrest that did not result in a Conviction, was dis-
missed, expunged, voided or invalidated, determined or adjudicated through the
juvenile justice system. Owner/Agent will also not consider convictions when
Applicant is participating or has completed a diversion or deferral of judgment
program or for crimes that are no longer illegal in the State of Oregon. If applicant, or any proposed occupant, has a
Conviction in their past which would disqualify them under these criminal
conviction criteria, and desires to submit additional information to Owner/Agent
along with the application so Owner/Agent can engage in an individualized
assessment (described below) upon receipt of the results of the public records
search and prior to a denial, applicant should do so. Otherwise, applicant may
request the review process after denial as set forth below, however, see item
(c) under “Criminal Conviction Review Process” below regarding holding the
unit.A single Conviction for any of the following, subject to the results of
any review process, shall be grounds for denial of the Rental Application.
a) Felonies involving:
murder, manslaughter, arson, rape, kidnapping, child sex crimes, or
manufacturing or distribution of a controlled substance.
b) Felonies not listed
above involving: drug-related crime; person crime; sex offense; crime involving
financial fraud, including identity theft and forgery; or any other crime if
the conduct for which applicant was convicted or is charged is of a nature that
would adversely affect property of the landlord or a tenant or the health, safety
or right
of peaceful enjoyment
of the premises of the residents, the landlord or the landlord’s agent, where
the date of disposition has occurred in the last 7 years.
c) Misdemeanors
involving: drug related crimes, person crimes, sex offenses, domestic violence,
violation of a restraining order, stalking, weapons, criminal impersonation,
possession of burglary tools, financial fraud crimes, where the date of
disposition has occurred in the last 5 years.
d) Misdemeanors not
listed above involving: theft, criminal trespass, criminal mischief, property
crimes or any other crime if the conduct for which applicant was convicted or
is charged is of a nature that would adversely affect property of the landlord
or a tenant or the health, safety or right of peaceful enjoyment of the
premises of the residents, the landlord or the landlord’s agent, where the date
of disposition has occurred in the last 3 years.
e) Conviction of any
crime that requires lifetime registration as a sex offender, or for which
applicant is currently registered as a sex offender, will result in denial.
Criminal Conviction
Review Process. Owner/Agent will engage in an individualized assessment of the
applicant’s, or other proposed occupant’s, Convictions if applicant has
satisfied all other criteria (the denial was based solely on one or more
Convictions) and:
(1) Applicant has
submitted supporting documentation prior to the public records search; or
(2) Applicant is
denied based on failure to satisfy these criminal criteria and has submitted a
written request along with supporting documentation.
Supporting
documentation may include:
i) Letter from parole
or probation office;
ii) Letter from
caseworker, therapist, counselor, etc.;
iii) Certifications of
treatments/rehab programs;
iv) Letter from
employer, teacher, etc.
v) Certification of
trainings completed;
vi) Proof of
employment; and
vii) Statement of the
applicant. Owner/Agent will:
(a) Consider relevant
individualized evidence of mitigating factors, which may include: the facts or
circumstances surrounding the criminal conduct; the age of the convicted person
at the time of the conduct; time since the criminal conduct; time since release
from incarceration or completion of parole; evidence that the individual has
maintained a good tenant history before and/or after the conviction or conduct;
and evidence of rehabilitation efforts. Owner/Agent may request additional
information and may consider whether there have been multiple Convictions as
part of this process.
(b) Notify applicant
of the results of Owner/Agent’s review within a reasonable time after receipt
of all required information.
(c) Hold the unit for
which the application was received for a reasonable time under all the
circumstances to complete the review unless prior to receipt of applicant’s
written request (if made after denial) the unit was committed to another
applicant.
OREGON
CITERIA FOR
CO-SIGNERS
APPLICATION
FEE: $45.00
GENERAL STATEMENTS
1. Current, positive,
government-issued photo identification that allows Owner/Agent to adequately
screen for criminal and or credit history will be required.
2. Each applicant will
be required to qualify individually or as per specific criteria areas.
3. Inaccurate,
incomplete or falsified information will be grounds for denial of the application.
INCOME CRITERIA
1. Monthly income must
be equal to or greater than times (if blank, 4 times*) the stated rent, and
must be from a verifiable, legal source.
*In the City of
Portland, monthly income must be equal to or greater than 3 times the stated
rent, and must be from a verifiable, legal source.
2. Twelve months of
verifiable employment will be required if used as a source of income.
3. Applicants using
self-employment income will have their records verified through the state
corporation commission, and will be required to submit records to verify their
income, which records may include the previous year’s tax returns.
RENTAL HISTORY
CRITERIA
1. Twelve months of
verifiable contractual rental history from a current unrelated, third party landlord,
or home ownership, is required.
2. Three or more
notices for nonpayment of rent within one year will result in denial of the
application.
3. Three or more
dishonored checks within one year will result in denial of the application.
4. Rental history
reflecting any past due and unpaid balances to a landlord will result in denial
of the application.
EVICTION HISTORY
CRITERIA
Five years of
eviction-free history is required. Eviction actions that were dismissed or
resulted in a judgment for the applicant will not be considered.
CREDIT CRITERIA
1. Ten or more unpaid
collections (not related to medical expenses) will result in denial of the
application.
CRIMINAL CONVICTION
CRITERIA
Upon receipt of this
application and the screening fee, Owner/Agent will conduct a search of public
records to determine whether applicant has a “Conviction” (which means: charges
pending as of the date of the application; a conviction; a guilty plea; or no
contest plea), for any crime involving financial fraud, including identity
theft and forgery. Any Conviction within the last seven years will result in a
denial of the application.
Form M503 OR Copyright © 2020 Multifamily NW®.
NOT
TO BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION. Revised 2/13/2020.