Do you have to sign a rental application?

Always collect fully-completed and signed rental application forms from each individual prospective tenant, and read every line carefully. (This can be done online on our website for free.)

What happens after you apply for a rental?

Approaching the rental experience with a good attitude can make all the difference and have a direct impact on the success of your rental application. The process will move fairly quickly once your application has been accepted. Your agent will ask you to sign the lease (either over email or in person at a sign-up meeting).

Is there a free online rental application form?

It is 100% free, it includes electronic signing, it includes the option of including credit reports and criminal background checks, and the data can be imported with one click into our lease wizard for an instant lease agreement. It’s much, much easier to break fair housing laws than you think.

When to look for red flags on a rental application?

When an applicant does not provide you the information to look into residence history, you have to assume they’re trying to hide something. The applicant may have paid rent late every month, trashed the unit, broke the lease early, or even been evicted.

Always collect fully-completed and signed rental application forms from each individual prospective tenant, and read every line carefully. (This can be done online on our website for free.)

Is it legal to fill out an online rental application?

To summarize, it is a standard procedure to have your potential tenants fill out a written or online rental application form. Although it is not legally binding in a traditional sense, prospective renters usually do give consent and will submit themselves to various background checks.

Can a landlord refuse to accept a rental application?

Let’s face it, most landlords would prefer to never have to reject a rental applicant. It would be great if every application that we received from a potential tenant passed muster — great credit, no prior evictions, awesome job history etc. etc. Unfortunately, most of the time that is not the case.

Is the use of a rental application legally binding?

The use of a rental application is designed to assist in choosing a tenant and does not create a legally binding relationship between yourself and the tenant. The responsibility is instead handled by a lease agreement.