By submitting an application you are acknowledging that you have read the rental criteria and public disclosures in full.  Every person who will occupy the home who is 18 years of age or older must submit an applicaion and is subject to screening. Helios Property Management has minimum requirements that we recommend to our owners for a lease approval. A brief overview of these items is included below.  

Lease Start Date

Lease needs to start within 14 days or less from application acceptance

Identification

Applicants must be able to prove legal presence in the United States and provide at least one current, valid government-issued photo ID.

Income

Average Effective Gross Monthly Income ("AEGMI") for the household must be at least (3) times the amount of the monthly rent.

If the household is utalizing a houseing choice voucher, household must provide at least three (3) times gross income for the household's portion of the rent.

Additionally, voucher recipients are encouraged to review and understand all qualifying criteria, including deposit payment schedules and move-in date requirements before applying.

Credit

The average credit score for the household must equal or exceed 600 or higher

• A soft credit inquiry will be processed on each applicant
• At least one member of every household must have a valid credit score and credit history
• Open collections, Charge Off and Judgments to housing providers must be satisfied
• Chapter 7 Bankruptcy must be discharged over 90 days from date of application submission
• Chapter 13 Bankruptcy must have an “order date” from the court that is at least one (1) year from application submission.
• Applicants with adverse actions from a "payday loan" or similar establishment within a five-year period of application submission will be denied.
• Applicants with garnishment/collection from a State Child Support Agency within a two-year period prior to the application submission will be denied.

Criminal History

• Applicants that are registered sex offenders will be denied
• Applicants must have no felony convictions less than 5 years old that involve violent crimes against persons or property, including but not limited to murder, arson, kidnapping, assault, bomb-related offenses, robbery or burglary, terrorism OR that involve the manufacturing or distribution of drugs in any manner
• All other felony convictions must be more than 3 years old
  Conviction of any drug-related offenses involving possession only, or alcohol-related offenses where no one was permanently injured or killed, must be at least 2 years old
  Successful completion of any felony sentence at least 2 years ago and no new criminal activity for at least 2 years before this application is required
• No Applicant with any outstanding warrants or crime that is awaiting trial will be accepted
• If the Applicant would like Helios Property Management to review additional information regarding the felony conviction or the current arrest or warrant as part of their rental application, the Applicant is permitted to submit that information along with their application and it will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Please contact the leasing agent.
• Applicants are encouraged to attach additional documentation or information to the application if they believe that documentation or information is relevant and necessary for the processing and evaluation of the application. Please submit by contacting the leasing agent.

Residential History

Rental history and/or previous home ownership will be verified for each applicant 

• An application is not considered complete until all the addresses that were occupied by the applicant in the last 2 years are documented
• No more than (2) late Rent payments in a 12-month period
  No more than one (1) NSF Rent Payment in a 12-month period
  No non-compliance issues that resulted in non-renewal or eviction
• No applicants with prior or pending eviction within a 3-year period of application will be accepted
• No applicants with outstanding monies owed to an apartment community or landlord will be accepted. 

Animals

Animals must meet criteria determined by the housing provider.  Contact the listing agent for property specific pet restrictions.

Qualified Assistive Animal

Assistive animals require documentation as outlined by The A.D.A and HUD Guidelines FHEO-2020-01:

An individual seeking a reasonable accommodation for an assistive animal should provide documentation from a caregiver addressing that the animal provides support and alleviates one or more of the identified symptoms or effects of an existing disability.

If you do not have a Reasonable Accommodation form, you can download and use this one: Example Form

Such documentation will be deemed sufficient if it establishes that an individual has a disability and that the animal in question will provide some type of disability-related assistance or emotional support.

For more information about assistance animals, visit: HUD's website

Occupancy

• Households with more than two persons per bedroom plus one additional person will be denied
• Per city ordinance, households with three or more unrelated persons applying for homes in the City of Tempe will be denied.

Guarantors

A guarantor is allowed

• To qualify as a guarantor, the guarantor must have a 650 or greater credit score and income that is 4.5x rent and the household must still meet minimum requirements
• If guarantor is married, spouse is required to apply and sign lease as a guarantor
• To be eligible for a guarantor, the household must have a minimum average credit score of 500

Spouses

Married persons and their spouses all sign leases in excess of 1 year

Falsifying Information

Any fraudulent, false or misleading information will result in a decline

Additional Requirements

Applicant understands that deposits and fees listed on any advertising are required to be paid in full no more than 2 business days after application approval. If all fees are not paid within this timeline your application may be cancelled and the home may be leased to another party.

Please contact the leasing agent prior to applying to ensure availability.  There may be applications already in process, or even approved, for this property.

Fair Housing

As a company, we do business in accordance with the Federal Fair Housing Law and welcome Persons of all Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Handicap, Familial Status or National Origin.