Tenant job history qualifications

[Ikenna Okoye]

Hi all,

Just wanted to ask what yall thought about tenants that have previous job history but will have to quit and find a new job when they move into one of your units from out of state. Is this a situation where you would look at their employment history and move forward, or would them not having a current job disqualify them from renting? I would love to hear anyones thoughts.

Ikenna 

[Cameron Tope]

Ikenna,

We don't place the tenant if they aren't going to be working. If they leave their job then they may not find another job for awhile, and if they can't find a job then they won't be able to pay rent. 

We've had this come up a few times recently with corona-virus but have stuck firm to only placing residents whose gross monthly income is three times the rent and they have pay stubs to prove it. 

Best of luck!