WELCOME TO OUR COMMUNITY

In order to qualify for housing at a GMH University Housing property, a potential resident MUST meet the listed
below qualification on their own OR they MUST have a sponsor guarantor that meets income, credit,
rental/mortgage and employment guidelines as listed below:

Please note that these are the current rental criteria and that nothing contained in these requirements shall
constitute a guarantee or representation by us that all residents currently residing in the community have met these
requirements.

OCCUPANCY GUIDELINES SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER (SSN)

Occupancy at the Apartment Community is strictly limited to
one resident per bedroom unless otherwise modified by the
Apartment Community to accommodate double occupancy
standards for specific unit types. An additional minor child
being (12) months of age or less, at time of taking possession
of premises, who occupies the same bedroom with the child’s
parent or legal guardian, will be permitted in addition to the
one person occupancy guidelines as defined above. The birth
certificate for the child must be submitted with the
application for rental.
AGE REQUIREMENTS
Anyone of legal age in the State in which the community is
located may apply for residency. Applicant must present a
valid driver’s license or federally issued photo identification
for each person that will be living in the apartment. Where
applicable, to qualify for residency, the applicant must be
currently enrolled and in good standing with the University
and will provide current university/college identification.
INCOME/ REQUIREMENT
Applicant’s or Sponsor Guarantor’s monthly gross income
must be at least four (4) times the total rental rate. The term
“Guarantor” in these criteria means the person that will sign
the Guaranty of Resident Obligations. Since minimum
income requirements do apply, guarantors are required
unless the Applicant can financially qualify on his/her own.
Please note that failure to obtain a qualifying guarantor will
not terminate your lease obligation.
OR INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYER
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (ITIN)
REQUIRED
Any applicant that does not have a social security number
(SSN) or individual tax identification number (ITIN) must pay
two months’ rent in advance, which shall be applied to the
last two (2) months of the lease term, to qualify for
occupancy. The first monthly rent installment will be due at
the time of Lease signing to reserve the apartment. The
remaining two months of deferred rental installments must
be paid on or before the Lease Start Date and prior to
move-in. Applicant without an SSN or ITIN must provide
proof of foreign citizenship and a completed I-20 form.
CREDIT HISTORY
Guarantors (or applicants, meeting the income requirements)
will be screened using a third-party company to evaluate the
Guarantor’s credit, check-writing history and rental history.
Recommendations from the third-party company will be
returned as one of the following:
 Full Pass – Standard deposits apply (if
applicable)
 Pass with Conditions – Application may
require an additional security deposit.
 Deny – Does not meet community standards;
the application is rejected.
Please note that applications which yield a Pass with potentially dangerous and a threat to national security.
Conditions or Deny recommendation from the screening Incomplete or falsified documentation will also result in
company are welcome to re-apply with a different guarantor. denial of the application.
Typically an unsatisfactory credit report is one that reflects
past or current bad debts, late payments, or unpaid bills,
liens, bankruptcy or judgments. If your application is
denied for poor credit history, you will be given the name,
address, and phone number of the credit reporting agency
that provided the report, as well as other information APPLICATIONS
required to be provided by the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The Rental Application Fee is non-refundable, regardless of
the circumstances. Please review these policies carefully
CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS before submitting an application. We will consider all
A criminal background check will only be performed on the applications.
applicant. Applications will be rejected for felonies, deferred
adjudications for a felony, and crimes against persons or if GMH University Housing adheres to the Fair Housing Law
applicant has a juvenile record that includes any of these (Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 as amended by the
serious offenses. Any misdemeanor guilty plea or Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 and the
conviction in the past 7 years involving a crime against Fair Housing Amendment of 1988) which stipulate that it is
person or property that is gang related, drug related (except illegal to discriminate against any person with respect to
for a single violation of simple possession of marijuana), housing because of race, creed, religion, sex, national origin,
theft related, prostitution related, sex-related, cruelty to disability or familial status. GMH University Housing is an
animals related, terrorism related or violent in nature Equal Housing Opportunity Community.
(“Serious Misdemeanor”) will result in the denial of the
application. Two or more DUI charges in the past 7 years or
applicants listed on a national, state or local sex offender Apartment Community:
registry will result in automatic denial. Any such offenses
Resident:
shall be grounds for denial of the application and
termination of the lease should such offense occur after the Date of Application Date:
approval of the initial application. Please note that this
requirement does not constitute a guarantee or
representation that Residents or occupants currently
residing in our community have not been convicted of a
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felony or are not subject to deferred adjudication for a
felony, as there may be residents or occupants that have
applied to reside in our community prior to these
requirements going into effect. The background reports may Ma na gement, a s Agent for La ndl ord Da te
include an Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) search
for Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons.
The OFAC list is updated periodically as new individuals and
entities are identified. The United States government has
classified the individuals and/or entities on the list as