Rental Process
- Complete the necessary paperwork
- Signed Rental Application (submitted by all occupants over 18 years of age)
- Employment/Income verification with at least 3 recent pay stubs (if applicable)
- Bank statement for checking account
- Copy of Valid Identification for each tentant
- Personal check payable to Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Commonwealth Real Estate for 1/2 month's rent as a good faith gesture towards landlord.
- Executed Rental (Tenant) Brokerage Fee Disclosure signed by Propsective Tenant(s) and Co-Broke Agent.
- Search for the right property using multiple methods
- Work with landlord to secure the property for you.
Trouble Renting with a Subsidy?
- An agent can help ensure you are not discriminated against. These are some ways you may be discriminated against
- False denial of availability of rental units
- Seering away or towards specific rental units
- Charging different fees, based on Section 8, such as security deposit.
Permitted fees from Landord
- First Month's Rent
- Last Month's Rent For Section 8, review this article on last month's rent.
- Security Deposit (not more than 1st month's rent).
- Reasonable cost for Lock and Key fee
