TexasRenters.com Tenant Selection Criteria  
 
Please take the time to read the qualification guidelines thoroughly and check your credit report in 
advance of completing an application, all application fees are non-refundable and every occupant 18 or 
older must complete an application whether they will be a financially responsible party or not.
 

Minimum Credit and income requirements: 

Please refer to the chart for the deposit level. 
  • Candidates must have at least a 600-credit score and net income (take home pay after all 
    deductions) of at least 2.75 times the monthly rent to qualify with a standard one-month 
    deposit.  
  • Candidates with net income below the 2.75x threshold may qualify with an increased deposit if 
    their credit score is 600 or higher, inversely candidates with credit scores under 600 but not less 
    than 580 may qualify with an increased deposit if their net income ratio to rent is 2.75 times or 
    higher 
  • Candidates with net income below 2.75x the rent amount and credit below 600 will be declined. 
  • All applicants must undergo a third-party verification process to confirm both income and 
    identity. 
 
Animals in residence: 

Our pet restrictions vary by listing, and some listings may require final owner approval. All pet deposits 
start at $500 and increase for additional pets. Pet deposits are on a case-by-case basis depending on the 
breed and age of the animal, and the renter's creditworthiness, and will be determined upon review of a 
completed application. Deposits are refundable. We also charge pet rent of $25 per pet per month as an 
increase in the monthly rent. We reserve the right to qualify all animals through a third-party screening 
service such as www.OurPetPolicy.com which does have an additional fee.
 
Additional factors resulting denial or increase in security deposit: 

In addition to the minimum credit and income requirements listed above we will be checking for the 
following adverse information that may disqualify applicants or incur an increased deposit.
 
Will be declined:
 
Candidates will be denied for any of the following adverse information sourced from any applicants 
screening report.  

  • False or unverifiable information on their application
  • Failure to meet the minimum credit and income requirements listed above
  • Any prior evictions, eviction filings, or judgements related to a rental residency including 
    occupants
  • Broken leases within 3 years
  • Violent Felonies, sex offenses; and/or appearance on any sexual offense or terrorist database 
    including occupants.
  • Current bankruptcy
  • Collections, past due accounts, or charge offs that exceed one month’s rent  
  • Failure to provide electronically verifiable bank or employment verification
  • Not legally present in the United States including occupants 


May be declined: 


The following items may result in denial of application or an increase in deposit above the level 
indicated on the minimum criteria chart. Deposit increases can range from an additional half month rent 
to an additional 3 months of rent and are to be determined based on the severity of the adverse 
information sourced from any applicants screening report.   


  • Collections, past due accounts, or charges offs up to one month of rent (in excess of one month 
    rent will be declined as outlined above)
  • Utility bills in collections 
  • Total debt including proposed rent to income ratio exceeding 50% 
  • Outstanding balances due to previous landlords 
  • Auto loan repossessions or other defaulted instalment loans 
  • Excessive late payments on open or closed lines of credit
  • Broken leases over 3 years old
  • Foreclosure or short sale within the past 3 years
  • Criminal history not listed in the will be declined category will be considered on a case-by-case 
    basis dependent on the severity, recency, and overall candidate qualifications.  
  • Adverse rental history such as late payments, NSF, failure to give written notice 


Other considerations


  • Income documentation must be in the form of electronically verifiable paystubs either through 
    banking or payroll verification for employees or tax returns and electronically verifiable bank 
    statements for self-employed candidates. Those moving for a new job may provide an accepted 
    offer letter. All income documentation must be able to be to be verified. We do not accept 
    paper bank statements or other pretax ledgers for income verification.  
  • Multiple tenants may only combine income to qualify if they file a joint tax return, or their credit 
    scores are 680 and above, candidates with scores under 680 but not less than 600 wishing to 
    combine income to qualify are subject to an increased deposit up to an additional 2 months of 
    rent. Income and credit scores that are combined will be done so on a weighted average basis
  • We do not allow cosigners; any non-occupying party applying with an occupying party will be 
    considered a leaseholder, and subject to all guidelines including total debt to income ratio.  
  • Management reserves the right to cure any adverse credit factors with an increase in deposit up 
    4x the rent
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