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Application, screening & pet policies

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Review the complete policies below before submitting an application or payment.

01 / Prepare

Before you apply

To complete this rental application, you must be prepared to provide three (3) years of residential history as well as contact information for your rental references. You will also be asked to provide information on your monthly income or source of income. Please note that most properties require that applicant combined gross income is approximately at least three (3) times the monthly rent amount.

By continuing with this application, you hereby agree and acknowledge that should the property owner approve your application with an animal/ pet, you agree to sign a Pet Addendum allowing the owner/ agent to inspect the home to ensure it's care and maintenance at your expense. Additionally, you agree to pay an increased deposit as allowed by law as good faith for allowing the animal; along with applicable pet rent. See Pet Policy below.

PROCEDURES AND QUALIFICATION CRITERIA

02 / Submit

PROCEDURES

  1. One application for each adult (18 years and older) accompanied by an application fee of $66.00 who will reside in the house. All persons living in the property must be named on the lease.
  2. Application will not be processed unless completely filled out and supplemental items received.
  3. Applicants must provide the following supplemental items: Legal and verifiable confirmation of income or source of income, color copy of United States Government issued photo ID, and photo of pet if applicable.
  4. Completion of pet screening profile at https://benchmarksocal.petscreening.com.

Applications are processed on a first-come, first-qualified, first-served basis. Completed applications are considered in the order received. The first completed application that meets all screening criteria will be approved for tenancy.

03 / Review & move-in

QUALIFICATION CRITERIA

Any eviction(s), eviction filing(s), collection(s) from previous landlord or false information on application will automatically disqualify applicant.

  1. Combined gross household income must be approximately three (3) times the rent.
  2. All Applicants must have a good, combined rental history.
  3. All Applicants must have satisfactory credit history.
  4. Non-Service animals must have a satisfactory petscreening.com report.

Once an application has been formally accepted, the applicant(s) will be notified by email and within 24 hours will receive the lease agreement. The applicant will have 48 hours, upon receipt of the lease agreement to: electronically review, approve, sign, and return the lease agreement to Benchmark Properties and electronically pay the security deposit. The property will be removed from the market upon receipt of the signed lease agreement and the security deposit. If the approved applicant fails to complete the process within the prescribed time period, the next applicant in line will be notified and will have the same opportunity to complete the process, and so on.

On or before move in, the approved applicant(s) must furnish the following to Benchmark Properties:

  1. Proof of renters insurance for each resident (all residents may be listed on one policy)
  2. First month's rent paid via tenant portal.
  3. All utility company registration (if applicable)
  4. HOA Registration (if applicable)
04 / Application policy

RENTAL APPLICATION POLICY

In order to provide equal opportunity and a fair environment for all applicants who apply for properties managed by Benchmark Properties, the following policy is in effect:

Benchmark Properties will continue to accept applications at any time prior to a pending application being formally approved.

Applications are processed on a first-come, first-qualified, first-served basis. Completed applications are considered in the order received. The first completed application that meets all screening criteria will be approved for tenancy.

Applicant understands and hereby agrees that the property is to be rented in its current state, or "as-is" and that no promises have been made by the property owner or Benchmark Properties for any additional improvements beyond what Applicant viewed at the time of showing or has been agreed to by all parties in writing. "Showing" is defined as in-person viewings, viewings by Applicant's representative, online photos/ presentations or via FaceTime or other video application.

05 / Pets & animals

POLICIES PERTAINING TO PETS/ANIMALS

To ensure that all of our residents understand our pet and animal-related policies, we require all applicants to complete a third-party pet/ animals screening and review process. This process ensures we have formalized pet and animal-related policy acknowledgments and accurate pet / animal records.

Applicants with a service or emotional support animal, or those with no animals/ pets, are waived the pet screening fee. The fee charged by the independent third party to screen traditional household pets is separate of the application fee connected hereto this application. Please visit https://benchmarksocal.petscreening.com to get started.

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