Application Requirements

The Home Shop Rental Application forms are required from EACH applicant 18 years old and over will be residing in the property. The Home Shop’s Rental Application form must be completed in its entirety, be signed by the applicant, and be submitted with a $75.00 application fee per applicant paid in certified funds; money order or cashiers check made payable to The Home Shop or paid on line. The Home Shop staff will not process incomplete application(s), nor will the applicant be considered for the available property.  We do our best to process one application set at a time with first applied order.

We also charge an administrative fee of $125.00 per application group. This fee is non-refundable.

We will process applications in the order they are received if everything is provided that is required. If anything is missing or not complete then we will move onto the next rental application. Once we have begun verifying your application, credit, employment and rental/ownership history the application fee and administrative fee is non-refundable.

Please be advised that The Home Shop will obtain, on behalf of the owner, a credit and criminal report for EACH applicant 18 years old and over who will be residing in the property. By signing the Rental Application form, the applicant authorizes The Home Shop and/or other agent(s) to obtain credit and criminal report(s), to contact applicant’s present and previous employer(s), bank(s), personal reference(s), and applicant’s present and previous landlord(s).

Applicant agrees to reimburse The Home Shop for any and all bank charges, or any fees incurred due to the payment on a cashiers check or money order being intentionally stopped or returned due to insufficient funds.

The Home Shop uses an outside agency/vendor for the processing of all application packages. Generally, during normal business hours, the credit report is obtained within three (3) hours after processing has begun. The lengthiest part of the application process is reference verification, so, if the applicant knows that one or more of their references may be difficult to contact, please let The Home Shop know in advance or perhaps provide alternate contact telephone numbers.

Additionally, if there is anything negative on the applicant’s credit history or if the applicant’s employer(s) and/or landlord(s) (previous and/or present) would not recommend the applicant as a resident, then, please provide a detailed explanation with the completed application package.

The Home Shop requires payment of $75.00 per applicant 18 years and older, which is to be used to screen applicant with respect to credit history and other background information and to off-set a portion of the costs associated with the processing of the applicant’s application.

If an actual credit report has been processed for the applicant, the credit check(s) fee will not be refunded for any reason.

If an actual credit report has not been processed for the applicant, the credit check fee will be refunded and will be returned to you within the guidelines of the company you made payment through for the rental application.

The Home Shop’s standard security deposit is generally equal to one month rental rate, which will be immediately due upon approval. (This is the same as the earnest/holding deposit described above.) All deposits must be paid in full upon move-in and by certified funds (cashier’s check or money order) ONLY, made payable to The Home Shop. The security deposit is not to be used as lasts month’s rent.