How To Apply

Application fee cost are on each property listing. Every occupant over the age of 18 and any co-signers/guarantors must fill out their own separate application. You will have space on the application to name those you are applying with so we may group you together for qualification requirements.

Persons under the age of 18 must still be listed on your application as an “occupant” but they do not have to make application or sign the lease. They do have to be named as occupants of the home.

Some Homeowner and Condominium Associations may require a separate application. If such is the case, you must also apply separately to such association and approval by the homeowners or condo association is a necessary prerequisite to leasing the property to you and being able to allow move-in.

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In order to evaluate the various applications, it is necessary for us to expend time and cost in credit reports, criminal reports, and other administrative cost. Hence, our policy is that the application fee is NON-refundable. In the event of multiple applications, if your application was processed and approvable, but another applicant was chosen, you may transfer your application to any other property we have available for no additional fee.

Most of our properties are pet friendly, however some properties do not allow for pets. Read the information provided on our rental search page for the home you are looking at to confirm if pets are allowed before making application.

Pets, service/companion/assistive animals are required to submit an animal profile through a third-party service. The profile can be completed using this link: CLICK HERE. If approved, a pet addendum will be part of your lease, and you may be subject to a pet fee between $50-$350 (per animal) and/or an additional pet deposit between $0-250; dependent on your pet profile(s).

In all cases of an animal occupying the home, you will be required to obtain and maintain liability insurance that covers the actions of your animal.

If you do not have an agent, we can recommend independent agents that are familiar with our requirements and can help obtain quotes for you.

In general, the following criteria apply to pets:

• No Exotic or farm animals allowed
• No Ferrets, mice or rats
• 2 pet limit per household (exceptions require homeowner approval)

ASSOCIATION RULES AND RESTRICTIONS: TENANTS must abide by all rules and restrictions pertaining to pets imposed by governing Homeowners or Condominium owners’ associations and local laws. Including but not limited to leashing laws/rules, pet walking areas, picking up pet waste etc.

APPROVED PETS ARE A REVOKABLE PRIVILEGE NOT A RIGHT: Approval for keeping of pet(s) within the property may be rescinded at the sole discretion of the LANDLORD for any reason LANDLORD deems. Including but not limited to, damages to the property as a result of said pet(s), odors, flea or other bug infestations, neighbor, HOA or COA complaints, aggressive behavior, pet waste not being picked up, limiting of access to the property by LANDLORD, etc. Should LANDLORD rescind approval of pet(s) within the property, pet fees and deposits will NOT be refunded.

SERVICE DOGS: F.S. 413.08(9) states that a person who knowingly and willfully misrepresents herself or himself, through conduct or verbal or written notice, as using a service animal and being qualified to use a service animal or as a trainer of a service animal commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083 and must perform 30 hours of community service for an organization that serves individuals with disabilities, or for another entity or organization at the discretion of the court, to be completed in not more than 6 months. We take the ADA seriously and will report any false statements.

If you have a service dog, they are not considered a pet and you will not be required to pay any pet fees or additional deposits due to your animal. However, you are still required to submit a profile (at no charge) through the 3^rd party screening company link provided: CLICK HERE

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You will be automatically enrolled in a tenant liability insurance program at a total cost of $12 per month. You may opt-out of this enrollment by obtaining your own renters insurance policy that meets our minimum requirements, and naming BlueHome Property Management as an interested party to the policy. We highly encourage this as our automatic policy does NOT cover your personal contents (only liability to the landlord), and you may find greater coverage for the same or less cost by obtaining your own policy.

Details of coverage requirements can be downloaded HERE and provided to the insurance agent of your choice to ensure your policy meets them.

If you do not have an agent, we can recommend independent agents that are familiar with our requirements and can help obtain quotes for you.

Approved applicants will be given 2 business days to review and sign the lease and deliver their move-in funds via certified funds (cashier’s checks).

Move-in funds include the first month’s rent, security deposit, plus a $150 lease processing fee.

If you have an approved pet, the pet fee and/or deposit will be due as well. (See “What if I have Pet(s) or Animal(s)” above)

In general, we do not collect last month’s rent before you move-in.

Well qualified applicants require a security deposit equal to one month’s rent.

Applicants with damaged credit or other factors (see criteria above) will be approved but subject to a higher deposit of 1.5 or 2 times the monthly rent.

Some pets may also require a higher security deposit between $0-$250. (See “What if I have Pet(s) or Animal(s)” above)

If you fully complete the application (including any co-applicants) and provide us with accurate contact information for your current and/or previous landlords, we can usually process your application in 1-2 business days and with complex or multiple applications it can take up to 5 business days in some cases. We pledge to process your application, whenever possible, during the same day that you apply. In some cases, approval of associations or homeowners, unforeseen circumstances, or delay receiving verifications from landlords or employers, may require some applications to take longer. You will be contacted immediately upon determination of approval or denial.

We do not accept holding deposits. We will reach out to you once your application is approved and will send you an accounting of the move-in funds required to secure the property. Once you respond that you would like to accept the property, we will order a lease prepared and send to you for review and electronic signature. We will hold a property for a maximum of 2 business days (including the day we send you the approval). Please note that we reserve the right, that at any given time in the process, up until us receiving the required funds and signed lease, the property could be taken off the market and rented to another party, even if your application has been approved.

We begin processing all applications as they come in. When multiple applications come in within a short period of time; more than one applicant may be approvable, however only one will eventually be approved. Because we represent the best interest of the rental property, we will accept the best application, which may not necessarily be the first application received. We follow up with all approved and back-up applicants until a lease is signed and move-in funds received.

Each property will list the soonest available move-in date. We do typically require at least 7 days between a tenant move-out and when a new tenant can move-in to perform necessary tasks between tenancies (inspecting, cleaning, and minor repairs). Requests for move-ins before this minimum 7 days will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

We do not hold homes vacant for more than 3 weeks unless otherwise approved by us and the owner of the home. Preference is given to applicants with move-in dates sooner than others.

Unless disclosure by BlueHome Property Management has been made in writing, or an agreement to other terms has been made in writing between you and BlueHome Property Management, the home is rented in it’s as-is condition. Therefore, we require you to acknowledge that you have viewed the home in person, have had someone view the home on your behalf, or otherwise understand that the home will come as-is. If you do not accept the home as-is, you will be given the ability to write in what condition you are making your application subject to, in the “Other Requested Items” part of the application. Note though that if we receive two or more unrelated applications for the same property, the applicant that desires the property in as-is condition may be chosen over another applicant requesting otherwise.

You are given 7 days from your lease start date to document any conditions you wish with us, for the purposes of future deposit claims.

We also strive to always provide quality housing to our residents, so if you find something broken or non-functional upon move-in, you may submit a maintenance request online as normal, for repair or remedy of anything the landlord is responsible for.

If the property you are applying for is located within Orange county, we do consider a housing voucher as a valid form of income. However, ALL other selection criteria of the applicant must conform with our standard application criteria as well as all our standard leasing requirements will apply.

If the home is located outside of Orange County, unfortunately we do not participate in housing voucher programs.

All new leases are for 1 year. Longer term leases may be available after your first year. Your first lease may be slightly longer or shorter than 12 months if your lease begins after the 1^st of a month or would otherwise end in November or December (we do not allow lease expirations during these months). Shorter-term leases are not available without homeowner approval.

We abide by HUD limits related to occupancy of immediate family members. Typically, this means no more than two persons per bedroom and two persons if a studio. However, there may be additional restrictions imposed by the local municipality, homeowner’s association, and condo association restrictions that may also apply and limit occupancy further.

Students and roommates not considered a family, are subject to lower per bedroom occupancy and may be required to provide guarantor(s), have higher credit standards, income requirements, and/or additional deposits.