Complete an application for a rental
Complete your own application, review the fee and consent, and check what remains.
On this page
Use the application link supplied for the rental and an email you control. Prepare requested household, income, rental-history and supporting documents.
Step 1: Check the rental and your role
Open the listing Apply link or the invitation for the rental. Confirm the address and unit. Under I am applying as a..., choose Applicant, Co-applicant or Co-signer when the form offers that choice. Use your own name, email, phone and date of birth. An invited role may already be fixed.
Step 2: Complete Application Info and Residential History
Enter Desired Move-in Date and answer the household and co-signer questions shown for your role. Complete Current Address and the landlord contact details requested. Give accurate information for your own application; another adult or co-signer uses their own invitation.
Step 3: Complete Employment & Income and General Information
Enter the employment and income details requested, including any Housing Choice Voucher or Assistance answer. Complete the animal, vehicle and smoking questions shown. Use Continue to move through the applicable sections and correct any field error.
Step 4: Review authorization and the final step
Read Background Check Authorization, the disclosures and Electronic Signature and Authorization. Review the rental terms and the displayed package, payer and amount. The last section may be Review & Submit, Application Fee or Secure Screening Fee. Use the displayed Submit Application or payment-and-submit action only after checking the details.
Step 5: Check the result and follow up
Read the submission and payment result. Complete any separate secure identity or payment request for the same application. Open My applications using the same confirmed email, then expand Application details and documents to review Current stage and screening status. Add requested files under Supporting documents.
Prepare for a rental credit review
Ask for the rental's written screening criteria and fees before applying. A limited credit history and a record of missed payments may need different explanations; no single score guarantees approval.
- Review your own credit information for mistakes. Gather relevant payment records, income documents or rental references the leasing team accepts, and share them only through its secure process.
- If the team permits a co-signer or guarantor, ask what that person must qualify for and which obligations they would accept. Their involvement does not guarantee approval.
- Ask how to provide context or correct an error. Avoid offering extra rent or a larger deposit as a shortcut; permitted terms depend on the rental and applicable requirements.
If a screening report affects an unfavorable decision, read the notice and request the report from the named reporting company. Dispute inaccurate information with that company and the source that supplied it, keeping copies of your request and supporting records. See the CFPB guide to reviewing a rental background check.
Check the result
- My applications shows the correct rental and the recorded submission or next required step.
FAQs
What if my invitation no longer opens?
Ask the leasing team to check or resend the invitation for the same rental and role. Do not start a second application to work around a missing or expired invitation.
Does paying mean I am approved?
No. Payment, submission, identity verification, report processing and the leasing decision have separate results. Check the existing application before trying a payment again.