Resident Selection Criteria

Why Rent From Chaplin Williams Rentals?

Choice! Chaplin Williams Rentals manages hundreds of homes across the area and always has new properties becoming available. We pride ourselves on our selection and tenant services, and consistently strive to make things easier for you.

Pay Your Rent Online

Did you know that you can now pay your rent online? It's fast, easy, and secure, so why wait? Below, you'll find some information on how to get started and a few reasons why so many others have already made the switch!

Benefits

Once you’ve signed up, you can:

• View and pay your bills anytime (24/7)
• View and pay your bills from anywhere (any computer with an internet connection)
• Set up an automatic payment
• Sign up for automatic reminder emails
• Review your payment history

Convenience

Have you ever looked at a calendar and suddenly realized that your rent was due that day? Or worse yet, that it was due a few days ago and that it was now late? With online rent payments, these concerns are a thing of the past. Simply hop on your computer and in just a few minutes, your rent is paid! Or remove all doubt and schedule a payment in advance so your rent is paid automatically. And this is in addition to not having to write checks, address envelopes, or find/buy stamps...

Security

In a world where online financial predators seem more and more common, we understand if you have reservations about entering your bank account information online. But fear not! Your information is password protected and all transactions are both encrypted and securely transmitted.

Selection Criteria

Choice! Chaplin Williams Rentals manages hundreds of homes across the area and always has new properties becoming available. We pride ourselves on our selection and tenant services, and consistently strive to make things easier for you.

• All Adult applicants 18 or older must submit a fully completed, dated and signed residency application and fee. Applicant must provide proof of identity. A non-refundable application fee of $50.00 will be required for all adult applicants. Applicant may be required to be approved by a condo/homeowner's association and may have to pay an additional application fee or an additional security or damage deposit.
• Applicants must have a combined gross income of at least three times the monthly rent. We reserve the right to require a cosigner. A minimum of two years residential rental history is required.
• Credit history and or Civil Court Records must not contain slow pays, judgments, eviction filings, collections, liens or bankruptcy within the past 5 years. Applicants may be declined based on vendor risk sources that do not meet the scoring policy of 650 or higher.
• Self employed applicants may be required to produce upon request 2 years of tax returns or 1099s and non employed individuals must provide verifiable proof of income.
• All sources of other income must be verifiable if needed to qualify for a rental unit.
• Criminal records must contain no convictions for misdemeanors for crimes involving violence, assault or battery, drugs, firearms; felonies within the past seven years and no sexual offenses ever. In the event a record comes back "adjudication withheld", "nolle prosse", or "adjudication deferred", further documentation may be required and applicant may be denied on this basis.
• Previous rental history reports from landlords must reflect timely payment, sufficient notice of intent to vacate, no complaints regarding noise, disturbances or illegal activities, no unpaid NSF checks, and no damage to unit or failure to leave the property clean and without damage at time of lease termination.
• No pets (with the exception of medically necessary pets for the benefit of the occupant(s)) of any kind are permitted without specific written permission of landlord in the lease document, an addendum to lease, a non-refundable pet fee paid. Fees and deposits are waived for medically necessary pets.
• Applicants will be required to pay a security deposit at the time of lease execution in a minimum amount of one month rent. We reserve the right to require a higher security deposit and or additional prepaid rent.
• The number of occupants must be in compliance with HUD standards/guidelines for the applied for unit.
• We may require a holding or good faith deposit of $500.00 to be collected to hold a property off the market. In the event the application is approved and applicant fails to enter into a lease, the applicant shall forfeit this deposit. In the event the application is approved, this deposit shall be applied to the required security deposit.
• Any exceptions to our company's criteria will need to be submitted in writing to the rental agent for presentation to the landlord for consideration. If approval is then given for such exceptions, additional security, co signers, and/or additional advance rent payments may be required.
• Our company policy is to report all non compliances with terms of your rental agreement or failure to pay rent, or any amounts owed to the credit bureau and/or a collection agency and if the amount is disputed, it shall be reported as disputed in accordance with law.