Application Process
Deposit-to-Hold Option
Decide if you would like to put down a Deposit-to-Hold equal to the security deposit required for the property. Provided that there is not another application pending, we will immediately remove the listing, allowing no other applicant(s) to apply, therefore locking in your incomplete application to be processed first in line! Contact us to let us know if you are interested in doing so.
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If you are approved, your Deposit-to-Hold payment will be applied to your security deposit.
Complete a Rental Application
Complete our online rental application here on our website, and an animal application for each animal. The application processing fee is $25.00. Once your application has been processed, the fee is non-refundable. All adults must apply. If another applicant is first to apply and approved with a signed lease, this fee will be refunded to you.
Wait to hear from us
Before you spend any amount on the next step’s application fees, wait to hear from us about the status of a listing. We do not remove the listing until a lease is signed, and we could be in the process of drafting a lease. The third-party fees are non-refundable.
Complete Background & Credit Checks
Sign up for a free Cozy.co account and complete a full background and credit check together for a discounted rate. Find out their up-to-date pricing information on their website. Again, their fees are non-refundable, so please make sure to wait to hear from us, or contact us to make sure that we have received your rental application.
Note: Cozy allows for an applicant to invite another applicant to create a group apply option if you are applying with another adult or group.
Benefits of Cozy.co
This will be a one-stop shop for you if you are approved. Residents are able to pay rent online for free with direct debit (or pay with debit or credit cards for a small % fee), set up optional auto-payment, opt-in to free credit reporting to build your credit score, purchase renters insurance, and submit/track maintenance requests all through Cozy.co!
Processing
When do you Process?
As soon as we have received all of the submitted rental application(s) and the combined background & credit check report(s) shared from Cozy.co for all adults in your group.
Order of Process
Applications are processed in the order that they are received as complete. If your application comes in second, it will not be processed unless the first is not approved, or approved and a lease not signed within 24 hours.
Process Time
If your application is processed, a decision is provided within 2 to 14 business days. See the Approval Process for more details.
After Processing
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After processing, your application processing fee is no longer refundable, no exceptions.
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If you end up “second in line” because another applicant’s complete application was received before you finished yours, and theirs is approved, we will refund your application processing fee since we would not have yet processed anything. (Any fees through Cozy.co are out of our control, and are usually non-refundable.)
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If however, the first in line applicant is not approved, you will then move to first in line and your complete application will be processed. Therefore, we do not refund fees, if applicable, until a lease is signed.