Housing Voucher Information

Housing Vouchers (Section 8 or similar):

We accept housing vouchers in accordance with Federal and California law and we follow all other applicable laws.

SHRA voucher-holders:

SHRA can take 4-6 weeks to process the RFTA forms. To help ensure the RFTA is accurate and increase chances of approval, you will need to submit the following for your application to be considered complete:

1. A valid, accurate housing vocuher
2. Income Summary Calculation Worksheet (provided at annual income review or with your voucher)
3. Rent Affordability Worksheet accurately filled out in line with your Income Summary worksheet and the details for the property you are applying for. You can prepare this worksheet then save as a PDF here: https://portal.shra.org/HCVForms/AffWorksheet

The team at SHRA has assured us all voucher-holders have access to these documents. If you need help, please contact your caseworker at SHRA.

If you have a housing voucher and you wish to provide alternative evidence of your ability to pay rather than having your credit history considered, please submit a paper application: Click Here

If you are submitting a paper application you may pay the application fee online: Click Here

• What are the rental qualifications for Voucher-Holders?

  • Income: Combined, monthly, documented and verifiable income must be at least three times your portion of the monthly rent amount. Two most recent paystubs are required for employees. If you are self-employed, your business income will be based on your income after expenses on your most recent year of tax returns. Any other forms of income will require a benefit letter no older than one month. Bank statements may be requested to help verify forms of income, but bank statements will never be used as the primary evidence of income. If you are paid cash, this is not verifiable income.
  • Rental History: Each applicant must have satisfactory rental history. Persons with past evictions or who owe funds to previous landlords will not be considered.
  • Credit History: Each applicant must have a satisfactory credit history with a credit score of 650 or higher, payments made as agreed and no items in collections. Monthly household debt (including proposed rent) to income ratio no greater than 50%. In accordance with California law, if an applicant has a housing voucher, they may choose to provide lawful, verifiable evidence of the applicant’s reasonable ability to pay. Please submit a paper application along with your alternative proof rather than the online application if you wish to not have your credit considered. If you apply using the online application, your credit will automatically be processed.
    In accordance with Fair Housing laws, RentPros treats every applicant equally which includes the applicant screening process. RentPros uses the same type of report from the same credit bureau for all applicants to ensure consistency, fairness and transparency. Therefore, RentPros does not accept “reusable tenant screening reports” as defined in AB 2559.
  • Time is of the Essense: Upon application approval, granted the home is move-in ready and a possible move-in date has been provided, applicants will need to sign the lease agreement and pay the security deposit within 5 business days. Failure to meet this deadline will result in RentPros moving onto the next applicant in line

  
  Maximum occupancy shall be the number of bedrooms multiplied by two, plus one.

  
  ***Please see individual property advertisement for any additional or specific qualification requirements***

• Who needs to submit an application?

  All prospective occupants over the age of 18 must submit an application. If you are applying on-line, the first applicant will go through the application and at the end of the application, this person will identify the other occupants by name and email address. Upon submitting the first application, the other applicants will receive a link to join the first applicant’s application. Households are considered incomplete until all adults have completed applications and paid the application fee.

• Incomplete Applications - Missing Verification Documents

  It is vital for you to follow all directions and submit the required documentation. Failing to do so may result in having to move onto the next applicant in line. It is not fair to the landlord or other applicants to hold the property because an applicant didn’t follow directions.

• Inaccurate or False Documentation

  If you plan to provide false references, paystubs, etc. please save your time and money. We regularly find fake paystubs and references. This is fraud and will be reported to the appropriate authorities.

• Security Deposit

  The Security Deposit is typically equal to at least one month’s rent. The deposit may be increased if pets are accepted or other variables. RentPros follows all applicable laws regarding maximum security deposits. Please note some 3rd party rental listing websites may not correctly display the security deposit requirement and unfortunately RentPros cannot control many of these 3rd party websites.