The TAA Rental Application form is a crucial document used by landlords and property managers to gather essential information from potential tenants. This form helps assess the eligibility of applicants based on their personal, financial, and rental history. To begin your journey towards securing a rental unit, fill out the form by clicking the button below.
When applying for a rental property, the TAA Rental Application form plays a crucial role in the tenant screening process. This comprehensive document gathers essential information about potential tenants, ensuring that landlords can make informed decisions. The form requires applicants to provide personal details, including their full name, address, and Social Security number, as well as information about their employment and income. It also delves into the applicant's rental history, asking for current and previous addresses, rental amounts, and reasons for leaving former residences. Moreover, the application addresses household dynamics, requiring details about all occupants and even pets. A section dedicated to credit history allows applicants to disclose any financial issues that may impact their rental application. Importantly, the form includes questions about past rental or criminal history, which can significantly influence approval. With sections for emergency contacts and authorization for information verification, the TAA Rental Application form is designed to protect both landlords and tenants by ensuring transparency and accountability throughout the rental process.
Rental Application for Residents and Occupants
Each co-resident and each occupant over 18 must submit a separate Application.
ABOUT YOU
Full name (exactly as it appears on driver license or govt. ID card)
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Former name (if applicable) ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Gender ________________________ Birthdate ______________________ Social Security # ______________________________________
Driver license # ________________________________________________________________________ State ______________________
Government ID # ____________________________________________________________ State (if applicable) ______________________
Home phone _____________________________________________ Cell phone _______________________________________________
Work phone ______________________________________________ Email address _____________________________________________
Marital status single married
U.S. citizen? yes no
Do you or does any occupant smoke? yes no
I am applying for the apartment located at ______________________________________________________________________________
Is there another co-applicant? yes no
Co-applicant name _____________________________________________________ Email _______________________________________
Co-applicant name
Email
DriverSAMPLE ONLY
OTHER OCCUPANTS
Full name
Relationship
Birthdate
Social Security #
Driver license #
Not for use
license # ___________________________________________________________________________ State ___________________
Government ID # ___________________________________________________________ State (if applicable) ______________________
Full name __________________________________________________________________ Relationship ___________________________
Birthdate ___________________________________________ Social Security # _______________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________ State ___________________
Driver license # ___________________________________________________________________________ State ___________________
WHERE YOU LIVE
Current home address (where you live now) ____________________________________________________________________________
City ____________________________________________________________ State ______________________ Zip ___________________
Do you rent or own? Beginning date of residency: _________________________________ Monthly payment $________________
Apartment name ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Name of owner or manager __________________________________________________________________________________________
Phone __________________________ Reason for leaving _________________________________________________________________
Previous home address (most recent) __________________________________________________________________________________
Do you rent or own? Dates: From _____________________ To ________________________ Monthly payment $_______________
Phone _____________________________ Reason for leaving ______________________________________________________________
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YOUR WORK
Current employer ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Address ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Work phone ________________________ Beginning date of employment ____________________________________________________
©2019 Texas Apartment Association, Inc.
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YOUR WORK, continued
Gross monthly income $_______________________ Position _____________________________________________________________
Supervisor ______________________________________________________________________ Phone __________________________
Previous employer (most recent) _____________________________________________________________________________________
Address _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
City ___________________________________________________________ State ______________________ Zip ___________________
Work phone ____________________________ Dates: From _____________________________ To _______________________________
ADDITIONAL INCOME
(Income must be verified to be considered.)
Type ____________________________________ Source ______________________________ Gross monthly amount $______________
CREDITSAMPLEHISTORYONLY If applicable, please explain any past credit problem: ____________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
RENTAL AND CRIMINAL HISTORY
Check only if applicableNot.for use Have you or any occupant listed in this Application ever:
r been evicted or asked to move out?
r moved out of a dwelling before the end of the lease term without the owner’s consent? r declared bankruptcy?
r been sued for rent?
r been sued for property damage?
r been convicted or received probation (other than deferred adjudication) for a felony, sex crime, or any crime against persons or property?
Please indicate below the year, location, and type of each felony, sex crime, or any crime against persons or property for which you were con- victed or received probation. We may need to discuss more facts before making a decision. You represent the answer is “no” to any item not checked above. ____________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
HOW DID YOU FIND US?
r_Online search (website address) __________________________________________________________________________________
rReferral from a person or locator? Name ____________________________________________________________________________
rSocial media (please be specific) __________________________________________________________________________________
rOther _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Emergency contact person over 18 who will not be living with you:
EMERGENCY CONTACT
Name _________________________________________________________________ Relationship _______________________________
Home Phone _____________________________________________ Cell Phone ______________________________________________
Work Phone ______________________________________________ Email Address ___________________________________________
If you die or are seriously ill, missing, or incarcerated according to an affidavit of (check one or more) the above person, your spouse, or your parent or child, we may allow such person(s) to enter your dwelling to remove all contents, as well as your property in the mail- box, storerooms, and common areas. If no box is checked, any of the above are authorized at our option. If you are seriously ill or injured, you authorize us to call EMS or send for an ambulance at your expense. We’re not legally obligated to do so.
YOUR VEHICLES (If applicable)
List all vehicles owned or operated by you or any occupants (including cars, trucks, motorcycles, trailers, etc.)
Make _____________________________________________ Model _______________________________ Color ____________________
Year _____________________________________ License # _______________________________ State ___________________________
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YOUR ANIMALS
(if applicable)
You may not have any animal in your unit without management’s prior authorization in writing. If we allow your requested animal, you must sign a separate animal addendum, which may require additional deposits, rents, fees or other charges.
Kind _______________________________________________________________________ Weight _______________________________
Breed ______________________________________________________________________ Age _________________________________
Application Agreement
The following Application Agreement will be signed by you and all co-applicants prior to signing a Lease. While some of the information below may not yet apply to your situation, there are some provisions that may become applicable prior to signing a Lease. In order to continue with this Application, you’ll need to review the Application Agreement carefully and acknowledge that you accept the terms.
1. Apartment Lease information. The Lease contemplated by the parties will be the current TAA Lease. Special information and conditions must be explicitly noted on the Lease.
2. Approval when Lease is signed in advance. If you and all co-applicants have already signed the Lease when we approve the SAMPLEApplication, our representative will notify you (or one of you if there are ONLYco-applicants) of our approval, sign the Lease, and then
credit the application deposit of all applicants toward the required security deposit.
3. Approval when Lease isn’t yet signed. If you and all co-applicants have not signed the Lease when we approve the Applica- tion, our representative will notify you (or one of you if there are co-applicants) of the approval, sign the Lease when you and all co-applicants have signed, and then credit the application deposit of all applicants toward the required security deposit.
4. If you fail to sign Lease after approval. Unless we authorize otherwise in writing, you and all co-applicants must sign the Lease within 3 days after we give you our approval in person or by telephone or within 5 days after we mail you our approval. If you or any coNot-applicant fails to sign as required yourforApplication will be deemedusewithdrawn, and we may keep the application deposit as liquidated damages, and terminate all further obligations under this Agreement.
5. If you withdraw before approval. If you or any co-applicant withdraws an Application or notifies us that you’ve changed your mind about renting the dwelling unit, we’ll be entitled to retain all application deposits as liquidated damages, and the parties will then have no further obligation to each other.
6. Approval/non-approval. If we do not approve your Application within 7 days after the date we received a completed Applica- tion, your Application will be considered “disapproved.” Notification may be in person or by mail or telephone unless you have requested that notification be by mail. You must not assume approval until you receive actual notice of approval. The 7-day time period may be changed only by separate written agreement.
7. Refund after non-approval. If you or any co-applicant is disapproved or deemed disapproved under Paragraph 6, we’ll refund all application deposits within 30 days of such disapproval. Refund checks may be made payable to all co-applicants and mailed to one applicant.
8. Extension of deadlines. If the deadline for approving or refunding under paragraphs 6 or 7 falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a state or federal holiday, the deadline will be extended to the end of the next business day.
9. Keys or access devices. We’ll furnish keys and/or access devices only after: (1) all parties have signed the Lease and other rental documents referred to in the Lease; and (2) all applicable rents and security deposits have been paid in full.
10. Application submission. Submission of an Application does not guarantee approval or acceptance. It does not bind us to ac- cept the applicant or to sign a Lease. Images on our website may represent a sample of a unit and may not reflect specific details of any unit. For information not found on our website regarding unit availability, unit characteristics, pricing or other questions, please call or visit our office.
11. Notice to or from co-applicants. Any notice we give you or your co-applicant is considered notice to all co-applicants; and any notice from you or your co-applicants is considered notice from all co-applicants.
Disclosures
1.Application fee (non-refundable). You agree to pay to our representative the non-refundable application fee in the amount indicated in paragraph 3. Payment of the application fee does not guarantee that your Application will be accepted. The applica- tion fee offsets the cost of screening an applicant for acceptance.
2.Application deposit (may or may not be refundable). In addition to any application fees, you agree to pay to our representa- tive an application deposit in the amount indicated in paragraph 3. The application deposit is not a security deposit. The applica- tion deposit will be credited toward the required security deposit when the Lease has been signed by all parties; OR, it will be refunded under paragraph 7 if the applicant is not approved; OR it will be retained by us as liquidated damages if you fail to sign or withdraw under paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Application Agreement.
3.Fees due. Your Application will not be processed until we receive your completed Application (and the completed Application of all co-applicants, if applicable) and the following fees:
A.Application fee (non-refundable): $________________
B.Application deposit (may or may not be refundable) $________________
4.Completed Application. Your Application will not be considered “complete” and will not be processed until we receive the following documentation and fees:
A.Your completed Application;
B.Completed Applications for each co-applicant (if applicable);
C.Application fees for all applicants;
D.Application deposit.
Authorization and Acknowledgment
I authorize ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(name of owner/agent) to obtain reports from any consumer or criminal record reporting agencies before, during, and after residency on mat- ters relating to a lease by the above owner to me and to verify, by all available means, the information in this Application, including criminal background information, income history and other information reported by employer(s) to any state employment security agency. Work history information may be used only for this Application. Authority to obtain work history information expires 365 days from the date of this Applica- tion. You agree the information provided may be used for business purposes.
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Payment Authorization
I authorize _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(name of owner/agent) to collect payment of the application fee and application deposit in the amounts specified under paragraph 3 of the Disclosures.
Non-sufficient funds and dishonored payments. If a check from an applicant is returned to us by a bank or other entity for any reason, if any credit card or debit card payment from applicant to us is rejected, or if we are unable, through no fault of our own or our bank, to successfully process any ACH debit, credit card, or debit card transaction, then:
1.Applicant shall pay a charge of $______________ for each returned payment; and
2.We reserve the right to refer the matter for criminal prosecution.
Acknowledgment
You declareSAMPLEthat all your statements in this Application are true and complete. Applicant’sONLYsubmission of this Application, including pay- ment of any fees and deposits, is being done only after applicant has fully investigated, to its satisfaction, those facts which applicant deems material and necessary to the decision to apply for a rental unit. You authorize us to verify your information through any means, including consumer-reporting agencies and other rental-housing owners. You acknowledge that you had an opportunity to review our rental-selection criteria, which include reasons your Application may be denied, such as criminal history, credit history, current in- come and rental history. You understand that if you do not meet our rental-selection criteria or if you fail to answer any question or give false information, we may reject the Application, retain all application fees as liquidated damages for our time and expense, and terminate your rightNotof occupancy. Giving false informationforis a serious criminal offenseuse. In lawsuits relating to the Application or Lease, the prevailing party may recover from the non-prevailing party all attorney’s fees and litigation costs. We may at any time furnish information to
consumer-reporting agencies and other rental-housing owners regarding your performance of your legal obligations, including both favorable and unfavorable information about your compliance with the Lease, the rules, and financial obligations. Fax or electronic signatures are legally binding. You acknowledge that our privacy policy is available to you.
Right to review the Lease. Before you submit an Application or pay any fees or deposits, you have the right to review the Application and Lease, as well as any community rules or policies we have. You may also consult an attorney. These documents are binding legal documents when signed. We will not take a particular dwelling off the market until we receive a completed Application and any other required informa- tion or monies to rent that dwelling. Additional provisions or changes may be made in the Lease if agreed to in writing by all parties. You are entitled to a copy of the Lease after it is fully signed.
Images on our website may represent a sample of a unit and may not reflect specific details of any unit. For information not found on our web- site regarding availability, unit characteristics or other questions, please call or visit our office.
This Application and the Lease are binding documents when signed. Before submitting an Application or signing a Lease, you may take a copy of these documents to review and/or consult an attorney. Additional provisions or changes may be made in the Lease if agreed to in writing by all parties.
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Applicant’s signature
Date
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
1. Apt. name or dwelling address (street, city): _ _____________________________________________________________
Unit # or type: _____________________
2.
Person accepting application: ________________________________________________________________________
Phone: _ _________________________________
3.
Person processing application: _______________________________________________________________________
Phone: ___________________________
4.Date that the applicant or co-applicant was notified by telephone, by letter, by email, or in person of acceptance or nonacceptance: ____________________
(Deadline for applicant and all co-applicants to sign lease is three days after notification of acceptance in person or by telephone, five days if by mail.)
5.Name of person or persons notified (if there are more than one applicant, at least one of them must be notified): _________________________________________________
6.Name of owner’s representative who notified the applicant: _____________________________________________________________________________________
Additional comments: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
TAA Official Statewide Form 19-D1/D2, Revised October 2019
Copyright 2019, Texas Apartment Association
Filling out the Taa Rental Application form is an important step in securing your new home. This process requires accurate and complete information to ensure a smooth application experience. Follow the steps below to complete the form effectively.
After completing the form, double-check all entries for accuracy. Once everything is filled out correctly, submit the application along with any required fees. You will receive further instructions regarding the next steps in the application process.
The TAA Rental Application form is used by prospective tenants to provide necessary information to landlords or property managers. This information helps them assess the applicant's suitability for renting a property. It collects details about the applicant's personal background, employment, credit history, and rental history.
Each co-resident and occupant over the age of 18 must submit a separate application. However, spouses may submit a joint application. This ensures that all adult occupants are screened appropriately.
The application requires various details, including:
If you have a poor credit history, it does not automatically disqualify you from renting. You may have the opportunity to explain past credit problems on a separate page. Landlords often consider various factors, including income and rental history, when making their decision.
The application fee is nonrefundable. This fee helps cover the administrative costs associated with processing the application. Additionally, there may be an application deposit, which could be refundable or credited towards your security deposit if you are approved.
If your application is denied, you will receive a refund of your application deposit within a specified timeframe, not exceeding 30 days. The landlord is required to inform you of the decision and the reasons behind it.
Providing accurate information is crucial. If any information is found to be false or misleading, the landlord may reject the application, retain all application fees, and terminate your right to occupy the unit. This can have serious legal implications.
You have the right to review the rental application and lease contract before submitting your application or paying any fees. If you have questions or concerns, it is advisable to consult with a legal professional to ensure you understand the terms and conditions.
Completing the TAA Rental Application form can be a straightforward process, but mistakes can lead to delays or even rejection. One common error is incomplete information. Applicants often forget to fill in all required fields, such as their Social Security number or employment details. Leaving these sections blank can result in the application being deemed incomplete, causing unnecessary setbacks.
Another frequent mistake involves inaccurate personal details. It is crucial to provide your full name exactly as it appears on your driver's license or government ID. Failing to do so can raise red flags during the verification process. Additionally, not updating former last names can also create confusion and hinder approval.
Many applicants overlook the importance of disclosing rental history. It is essential to provide accurate information about previous residences, including dates of occupancy and reasons for leaving. Omitting this information or providing misleading details can lead to complications, especially if a background check reveals discrepancies.
Furthermore, applicants sometimes neglect to explain past credit issues. If there are any credit problems, it is advisable to address them directly in the application. Providing context can help mitigate concerns and demonstrate transparency, which landlords often appreciate.
Lastly, some individuals fail to sign the application properly. Both the applicant and spouse, if applicable, must sign the document. Incomplete signatures can lead to processing delays or outright rejection of the application. It is vital to double-check that all required signatures are present before submission.
When applying for a rental property, several documents may be required in addition to the TAA Rental Application form. These documents help landlords assess the suitability of potential tenants and ensure a smooth leasing process. Below is a list of commonly used forms and documents that may accompany the rental application.
Having these documents prepared can streamline the application process and increase the likelihood of securing a desired rental property. It is advisable to check with the specific landlord or property management company for any additional requirements they may have.
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Being aware of these misconceptions can help applicants prepare better and understand the expectations surrounding the rental application process.
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By keeping these points in mind, applicants can navigate the rental application process more effectively and increase their chances of approval.