Rental-Application-Required-Documents - apartment application requirements - read carefully

Sep 19, 2026

Apartment rental application instructions for Community Action Program rental properties, covering mandatory completion of all fields, required addressing details, and rules for correcting mistakes without white-out. Specifies document retention by date received, resubmission and denial/appeal processes, income-limit impacts and timing restrictions after denial, unit availability and waiting-list handling, and verification duties including identification, contact, and occupancy information. Includes tenant screening constraints: non-pet friendly units, smoke-free rules from November 6, 2015, felony-related denial risk, and criminal background check requirements for adults and household members.

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Application requirements

Complete application rules

Screening, eligibility, and denials

Identification and criminal background checks

REMEMBER THE FOLLOWING WHEN APPLYING FOR AN APARTMENT 1.All areas on the application are to be filled out.If the question does not apply to you or anyone inyour household,please enter NA in the blank area.Incomplete applications will be returned tothe applicant. 2.If you applied for an apartment or home and it has been over six months,a new application willbe required. 3.Applications are kept on file in order of the date received,not by the date it was signed. 4.Community Action's rents are not gauged by the household income.We have no built in rentalassistance. 5.When completing areas which require addresses,put the street address,city,state and zip code.This applies to phone numbers also.If complete address/phone numbers are not furnished,theapplication will be considered incomplete. 6.NO WHITEOUT is to be used on an application.If you make a mistake;put one(1)line throughthe mistake and write the correct information.Please initial this area.If whiteout is used,theapplication will be denied. 7.If you are receiving a pension or annuity,please furnish an address from which thepension/annuity is being processed.This information can be written on the back of theapplication.Without an address,the application will be considered incomplete. 8.Rental history requests information on last three(3)landlords.If you are just starting out and youwere living with your parents,note the information in one of the landlord slots. 9.Please be sure to read the paragraph at the bottom of page 6very carefully before signing theapplication. 10.IF YOU HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY,YOUR APPLICATION FOR RESIDENCY COULD BEDENIED,ESPECIALLY IFIT WAS DRUG RELATED. 11.If false or misleading information is given on the application,IT WILL BE DENIED. 12.COMMUNITY ACTION APARTMENTS/HOMES ARE NOT PET FRIENDLY 13.EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 6,2015,COMMUNITY ACTION APARTMENTS/HOMES ARE SMOKE-FREEUNITS. APPLICANT SCREENING AND TENANT SELECTION # APPLICATION: Each and every person or persons requesting a Rental Application shall be provided with aRental Application for Community Action Program rental properties,along with income guidelines for the property they are applying for. # A COMPLETE APPLICATION: A completed application is required for each applicant. Ifa line or lines are not filled in (left blank or the omission is not explained satisfactorily)wewill return the application to the applicant with a letter explaining why it has been rejected,atwhich time the applicant has the option,if desired,of further completing the application andresubmitting the same to Community Action Program. No applications will be accepted where the applicant has used white-out. All resubmitted Rental Applications will then be placed on file in order of date received atresubmission. If the application is complete when originally received it will be placed on file on that date. A letter acknowledging receipt of the completed Rental Application will be mailed to theapplicant/applicants indicating the current status thereof. If the application is denied,the applicant can choose to appeal the decision. There are rental properties that have strict income limits as indicated on your rental applicationcover sheet.These limits are set in place by our funding sources.Your application will bedenied for being over said guidelines.If your application is denied for this reason a newapplication will not be accepted for at least 6months after the denial. If there is an available unit at the time of application,the first complete application received willbe considered. If there are no available units in the complex the family is applying for,the completed RentalApplication will be placed on file for a period of one(1)year in order of the date received,afterthe year's period it will be destroyed/shredded. If the family wants to be considered for another unit where there is no waiting list,they will begiven a new information sheet that pertains to tha

FAQs

What happens if an application is incomplete or left blank without an explanation?

An incomplete application is returned with a letter explaining the reason for rejection. The applicant may complete it further and resubmit it to Community Action Program.

How are applications and resubmitted applications stored and processed?

Applications are kept on file in the order of the date received. Resubmitted applications are also placed on file based on the date received at resubmission.

What screening requirements can lead to denial?

Failure to sign a release for a required criminal background check automatically results in denial. The application can also be denied for felony convictions (especially drug-related), drug-related criminal activity in the past five years, and misrepresentation of information.

Sep 19, 2026

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