Fair Housing Statement at FiftyOne Baltimore we believe that our residents always deserve
to be treated fairly. As an equal opportunity housing provider, FiftyOne
Baltimore provides housing opportunities regardless of race, color,
national origin, religion, sex, physical or mental disability, familial status
or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local
law.
Rental
applications must be processed simultaneously on all prospective leaseholders
18 years of age and older. A NON-REFUNDABLE Application Fee must be paid for
each applicant 18 years of age and older.
All applications for residency will be evaluated using the following
criteria:
Identification A valid government photo ID is required for all applicants and occupants 18
years of age and older. The final
approval of applications requires all applicants to provide a valid,
government-issued photo identification prior to move in. All applicants must
provide one or more of the following in addition to a government-issued photo
ID:
Valid Social Security
Card
Passport
Permanent Resident
Card
Visa
Occupancy Maximum number of
persons per apartment: (2) person maximum per bedroom in a 1 & 2-bedroom
floorplan. In the event of a change in household/family status impacting the
number of occupants, residents will have until the expiration of the lease term
to transfer to the appropriate apartment or vacate to comply with occupancy
limits.
Income Applicant(s) must
be able to provide proof of income that is lawful, verifiable income paid
directly to a tenant or to a representative of a tenant, or paid to a housing
owner or landlord on behalf of a tenant, including federal, state or local
public assistance, and federal, state or local housing subsidies, including,
but not limited to, federal housing assistance vouchers issued under section 8
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (income from an OCCUPANT ONLY will not
be included). Income verification must
be provided prior to the final approval and meet the following criteria:
Total household gross monthly income must
be at least three (3) times the amount of the monthly rent responsibility
Examples
of income include, but are not limited to; wages, salaries, tips, social
security benefits, retirement, pension, child support or alimony payments,
qualified housing assistance, scholarships and grants.
Savings
and brokerage accounts in applicants name may be considered in lieu of active
employment with verification of bank balances totaling at least three times the
annual rent.
Proof of Income: Written Proof of
income must be provided in one or more of the following forms:
Two
recent pay stubs from current employer with YTD
Offer
letter from employer with prior year W2
LES
most recent
Self
Employed: Two most recent complete Federal income tax returns (signed), if sole
proprietor, include two most recent Federal Schedule C indicating
self-employment income; if corporation or partnership attach two most recent
K-1 statements showing owner share of cash distributions from your business and
two months bank statements showing deposited income supporting tax return.
Cash
reserves: Copies of three most current statements from at least one banking or
investment institution showing cash reserves or direct deposits.
Award
letter from school financial office
Court
orders alimony or child support payments with proof of payments
Vouchers
administrated by qualifying public housing agencies
Proof
of government payments (e.g. welfare, disability, social security, etc.)
Proof
of retirement income (pay stub or 1040 or 1040A tax forms)
Consumer Credit Report the community uses an independent credit reporting agency, RealPage Inc.
to obtain and evaluate your consumer credit report. Your consumer credit report
contains information about you and your credit experiences, including but not
limited to such items as your bill-payment history, the number and type of
accounts that you have had late payments, collection actions, outstanding debt,
and the age of your accounts. RealPage Inc. may also obtain, review and
evaluate other relevant criteria about you, including but not limited to
information regarding any judgement in an unlawful detainer action that was
previously entered against you as well as previous and current rental history
where available. Based on the information you provided, an evaluation of your
consumer credit report and any other relevant criteria, RealPage Inc. applies a
score to your application. Based on the
score received your application will either “pass”, “pass with conditions”
which will require an additional security deposit as permitted to be paid; or
“fail”.
If
RealPage Inc. makes a recommendation of “fail” or “pass with conditions”, you
will be given the name, address and telephone number of RealPage Inc. and of
the consumer reporting agencies that provided your consumer information to RealPage
Inc., as well as other information required by law. Please refer to the Online
Application Terms and Conditions for your specific rights under federal law
with respect to your consumer credit report.
Rental
History Only
verifiable rental history from a landlord, Apartment Community or Mortgage
Company will be considered. Acceptable rental history equals one year in most
recent residency, should not include; more than (3) late payments, more than
(1) NSF check, more than (1) documented disturbance, with no; legal notice(s)
issued, police calls, prior evictions or asked to leave for cause. First time
renters with no prior rental history will be considered as acceptable.
Disturbances
related to domestic violence, stalking or sexual assault where applicant was
the victim will not be counted against applicant for purpose of determining
whether applicant meets the property’s rental history standards.
Additional
security deposit will be required on any rental history not verifiable,
excluding first time renters, any previous “rental property” debt paid off and
verified not over $1000.00, no required 30-day notice given to previous
landlord and/or maximum of (6) late payments. If applicant has a history of (2)
or more NSF checks – no personal checks or ACH payments will be accepted for
the term of the occupancy – certified funds only.
Co-Signers Co-Signers or
guarantors are not accepted in this community.
Pets and Animals Cats, dogs (maximum weight limit of 35 lbs., breed and age
restrictions apply), birds and small reptiles are allowed, with a maximum of
(2) pets per apartment, pet(s) must not be a potential nuisance or danger to
neighbors (no excessively barking dogs, no loud birds, etc.). Pet must be
brought to the office for introduction and acceptance. An additional deposit
and monthly pet rent will apply to all approved pets.
Special
consideration will be given to Assistive Animals with supporting documentation
and an approved Accommodation Request by management prior to the animal
residing in the apartment. Breed restrictions, weight limit, additional
deposits and pet rent do not apply. Landlord does reserve the right to require
reasonable rules of conduct for approving an Accommodation Request.
All Pet
and Assistive Animal owners will be requested to complete an “Animal
Application” providing proof of the animal(s) breed, age, core vaccines and a
valid dog license. We do not allow "visiting" pets, any pet in the
apartment that is not authorized through a pet agreement is a direct breach of
your lease agreement.
Smoking
and Vaping
All use of tobacco products involving smoking, burning or combustion of tobacco
including vaping is not permitted in the common areas of the community,
including parking lot, garages, pools, laundry and fitness areas. If this is
a smoke free community, you will be asked to sign a Non-Smoking Addendum and
any smoking/vaping on the community or in the apartment will be a direct breach
of your lease agreement.
Renter’s Insurance Renter’s insurance is required as a condition of residency with a minimum
liability coverage of $100,000. Personal
property coverage is not required but recommended.
Declined Applications (If any of the following apply, the application will be denied);
A “fail”
score on consumer credit report
Unable to
provide a valid government issued photo ID
Falsification
of the application
Anyone
with an outstanding unpaid rental debt
If the
bank returns the application fee or holding deposit check
Anyone
having an unsatisfied monetary judgment currently pending against them
Bankruptcy
filing that has not been dismissed or discharged
Application
that is not fully completed to meet management standards
Anyone
listed on the Rental History Exclusion list
Proof of
verifiable income has not been submitted
Anyone
who is currently engaged in the illegal use of controlled substances
Refund Policy Your required
holding deposit is refundable within 72 hours of the date/time of your
application, should you decide to cancel. Holding deposits are refundable should
your application be denied based on our rental criteria. Holding deposits are non-refundable
should you cancel after 72 hours or if we cancel you after 72 hours for not
submitting a completed application with required documents for the approval
process.
Landlord and Applicant Interactions: A courteous and businesslike attitude is required from all applicants and
prospective tenants. We reserve the
right to refuse rental to anyone who is verbally abusive, swears or uses
profanity, is disrespectful, belligerent, makes threats, is argumentative,
displays violent behavior, demeaning speech or treatment of landlord or
landlord’s agent or to one another if more than one applicant or in general
displays an attitude during the application process that causes management to
believe we would not have a positive landlord and tenant relationship.
In order
to be approved for rental, Applicant must complete all forms and provide all
documentation requests without amending or deleting any information from the
provided documents and forms. Applicant
may not choose to apply any of the additional security deposit options in place
of providing the requested information and/or documents. Applicant will be
considered to have falsified information if applicant states that they do not
have information such as, but not limited to, Social Security number, copy of
Government ID and historical financial and/or rental history when Applicant has
knowledge of such information.
To
promptly process your application, the above items must be presented within 48
hours of reserving your apartment. If
the information is not provided to us within this timeframe, we may return the
apartment to an available to lease status and your Holding Deposit may be
retained by management and become subject to charges equal to the prorated
amount of the daily market rent for the time that the apartment was not
available to lease and any additional marketing or administration time.