How we screen applications
We publish our criteria so every applicant sees the same rules. We apply them the same way to everyone, and we accept Housing Choice Vouchers.
Income
gross monthly household income of at least 3x your monthly rent portion. Voucher holders: your portion of rent, not the full contract rent.
Rental history
positive reference from a current or prior landlord; no unresolved landlord balance; no material lease violations relating to tenancy suitability.
Evictions
eviction judgments within the past 7 years may be grounds for denial, subject to review of the reason, date, outcome, payment status, and your explanation.
Records
we may review publicly available court, landlord-tenant, eviction, criminal-conviction, and government records. Arrests alone are never an automatic basis for denial. Any relevant conviction is reviewed individually — nature of the offense, how recent, conduct since, and whether it reasonably relates to tenancy, safety, or property risk.
Honesty
the application must be complete and truthful. False, misleading, or materially incomplete information is grounds for denial or, if discovered later, action under the lease.
Equal Housing Opportunity
Equal Housing Opportunity — we comply with the federal Fair Housing Act and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act. Decisions are never based on race, color, religion or religious creed, ancestry, national origin, sex, age, familial status, disability, use, handling, or training of a guide or support animal, or any other protected class.
What we do not do
- • We do not ask for Social Security numbers.
- • We do not run a credit pull.
- • We do not describe who should apply — only the home.