Screening Selection Criteria and big thank you

[Carl Graff]

For of all thank you all for this great site that has made me so aware of the importance of doing things correctly. I particular I have (based upon the advice and input of others) created a Screening Criteria with scoring to help applicants know how I select the most appropriate renter as follows (please advise if you think I should make changes):

Rental Application Screening Report

Interview: House showing:

1. Walk-through of property:
   1. In person 5 points
   2. Using licensed realtor representative with FaceTime or equivalent 5 points
   3. Using licensed realtor representative without FaceTime or equivalent 3 points
   4. Other: 0 points
2. On time for appointment: 5 points
   1. Running late, called to inform: 3 points
   2. Late: 0-10 minutes 2 points
   3. 11-20 minutes 0 points
   4. 20+ minutes- landlord leaves, applicant rejected
3. Respectful and courteous: (subjective, score -5 to 5)
   1. To landlord:
   2. To each other:
   3. *Cursing, swearing, pushing, shoving, and violent behavior, demeaning speech or treatment of landlord or landlord’s agent or to one another: Applicant rejected
4. Neat/Clean appearance of all parties: 5 points

Application:

1. Filled out application entirely leaving no blanks:
   1. Yes: 5 points
   2. No: -5 points, grounds for rejection
2. Paid for application fee? (maximum of $39.99 that is collected by 3rd party not by landlord)
   1. Yes: 5 points
   2. No: application shelved until funds received
3. Application complete without errors or omissions:
   1. Yes: 0 points- expected
   2. No: application rejected
4. Able to provide if requested on application:
   1. Verification of previous address: Driver’s license or utility bill: 5 points
   2. Proof of income, employment: Pay stub: 5 points
   3. If self employed, a tax return or bank statement: 5 points
5. Able to pay first months rent:
   1. Yes: 0 points
   2. No: application rejected
6. Able to pay full amount of security deposit: 5 points
   1. Half of security deposit? 0 points
7. Monthly income.
   1. Total / Monthly Rent * 2 (e.g. 4500/1500 = 3 * 2 = 6)
   2. Supplemental income not reported on applicants IRS Income Tax form may be considered if cosigned
   3. 2.0X or below: Application rejected, co-signer may be considered
8. Stable income or employment
   1. For of 3+ years: 5 points
   2. 1-3 years: 3 points
   3. 0-1 year: 0 points
9. Credit history:
   1. Score over 750: 10 points
   2. Score 701-750: 5 points
   3. Score 651-700: 2 points
   4. Below 650: 0 points
   5. Bankruptcy: -10 points
   6. Collections: -5 points
   7. Unknown or withdrawn: application rejected
10. At current address for a minimum of:
    1. 1 year: 3 points
    2. 1+ years: 5 points
    3. Less than 1 year: -5 points
11. Pets:

    1. No pets: 5 points

    2. Pets accepted on a case by case basis: 0 points

    SPECIFICALLY PROHIBITED BREEDS: THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC BREEDS OF DOGS (OR DOGS MIXED WITH THESE BREEDS) ARE NOT PERMITTED Pit Bulls (aka American Staffordshire Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, or American Pit Bull Terriers), Bull Terriers, Bull Mastiffs, German Shepherds, Huskies, Malamutes, Doberman Pinschers, Rotweillers, Chow Chows, and Rhodesian Ridgebacks. Dogs must be contained in an area so as not to interfere with any maintenance service which has been requested. No wild animals are permitted – such as birds (except those that are caged), chinchillas, ferrets, fish (in tanks 20 gallons or more without adequate insurance naming CMG Leasing as additional insured), iguanas, monkeys, pot-bellied pigs, rabbits, raccoons, rodents of any kind, skunks, snakes or reptiles of any kind, tarantulas, scorpions or spiders of any kind, weasels. .

12. Non-smoker: 10 points
13. Number of residents does not exceed occupancy limits: (2 per bedroom+1)

Background Check/Screening

Name must not appear in Sex Offenders Registry.

Criminal history may not contain drug offenses within 7 years except for one conviction for possession of a controlled substance.

Criminal history may not contain felony convictions within 7 years for violent crimes or property crimes.

Those with criminal history’s dating 7+ years will be considered on a case by case basis.

1. Verified previous landlord? 5 points
2. Verified 2 previous landlords? 10 points
3. Gave proper notice to previous landlord? 5 points
4. Verified rent amount to previous landlord? 0 points
5. No problems with previous landlord? 0 points
   1. Problems: Possible rejection
6. Prior evictions: Application rejected
7. Previous deposit fully returned: (None held for damages) 5 points
8. No significant violations of previous rental agreement: 5 points
9. Complaints filed with police dept for disturbances: Application rejected

Score: ______

Applicant: Accepted _____ Rejected____