How to Apply

• Applicants must provide a copy of a government issued photo identification.
• Applicants must provide written proof of employment and/or a verifiable source of income of three times the monthly rent. If documented income is savings, applicant must have six months living expenses proven in savings (rent amount x 3 x 6 months).
• Applicants must qualify financially; gross income must equal three times the monthly rent amount.
• The cumulative income of all adults must be three times the monthly rent amount.
• If applicants are combining income for qualification purposes, they must provide 3 most recent bank statements with all names listed on the bank account demonstrating financial qualification.
• Applicants must provide verifiable rental references. If we are not able to obtain a rental reference within 72 hours of contacting your landlord, it can result in denial of application. A mortgage account showing payments made on time on a credit report can be used in place of a rental reference.
• When pulled, applicants must have a minimum credit score of 675 as well as show no delinquent accounts.
• Applicants who are close to meeting these minimum standards may be offered tenancy with a cosigner requirement. The cosigner must be an immediate family member, must make 6 times the monthly rent amount, and must meet all credit history requirements of an otherwise qualified applicant. We do not accept a cosigner to compensate for a credit score under 675.
• We perform an individualized assessment of any adult on a county, state, or national sex offender registry to determine whether a business reason exists to deny tenancy. We consider the nature and severity of the offense, the number and type of convictions, the time that has elapsed since the conviction, your age at the time of conviction, evidence of good tenant history before and after conviction, any additional information showing rehabilitation, good conduct, or other factors that you would like us to consider. If any adult applicant appears on a county, state, or national sex offender registry, that individual may provide supplemental information related to rehabilitation, good conduct, and facts or explanations regarding their registry information.
• Applicants must not have been previously evicted.
• Applicants must not have filed for bankruptcy within the last 10 years.
• The Consumer Reporting Agency (screening company) providing us with your credit report and reviewing your application and public records will be: Orca Information, Inc., PO BOX 277, Anacortes, WA 98221, Phone: 360-588-1633 / 800-341-0022, Fax: 800-522-6722. In the event of a denial of tenancy or other adverse action, you have the right to dispute the accuracy of the consumer report through the screening company and to request a free copy of the consumer report from the entities designated above.
• Pursuant to SMC 14.09.020 Ballard Realty Inc. is prohibited from taking an adverse action against a tenant based on eviction history occurring during or within six months after the end of the civil emergency proclaimed by Mayor Durkan on March 3, 2020, and the Seattle Office for Civil Rights is the department that will enforce any violations of this ordinance.
• We do not accept a comprehensive reusable tenant screening report.
• The landlord is prohibited from requiring disclosure, asking about, rejecting an applicant, or taking an adverse action based on any arrest record, conviction record, or criminal history, except for registry information as described in subsections 14.09.025.A.3, 14.09.025.A.4, and 14.09.025.A.5, and subject to the exclusions and legal requirements in Section 14.09.115.

You can apply for one of our properties at www.ballardrealtyinc.com. Please go to our Listings page, click on the property you are interested in applying for and click Apply Now.

We comply with all fair housing laws and do not discriminate against any protected class.

An application is considered complete when we have received a completed application filled out by each individual 18 and over who will be living at the property along with photo identification, any applicable documents, and the $52 non-refundable application fee for each person. We process one joint application at a time. A joint application is a group of individuals applying to live together.

We consider applications in the order they are received as completed.

A completed application consists of the following. If any of this information is incomplete, you will be notified that the application is in fact incomplete. You will not reserve your order in applicant priority until we receive a complete application.

• Applicant or applicant's representative has viewed the unit they are applying for.
• All fields on application are filled out and are materially correct.
• Picture of Government-issued photo ID is uploaded to the application.
• Names and contact information for rental references.
• Name and contact information for employer.
• Financial documents sufficient to document you have sufficient income to meet the income requirement. Some examples include:
  • Two most recent paystubs if using salary or wages to qualify.
  • Last year's W2 (if self-employed only).
  • 3 months' bank statements that demonstrate savings and/or paychecks deposited.
  • Financial aid award statements.
  • Offer letter on official letterhead.
  • Investment account statement.

We perform an individualized assessment of any adult on a county, state, or national sex offender registry to determine whether a business reason exists to deny tenancy. We consider the nature and severity of the offense, the number and type of convictions, the time that has elapsed since the conviction, your age at the time of conviction, evidence of good tenant history before and after conviction, any additional information showing rehabilitation, good conduct, or other factors that you would like us to consider. If any adult applicant appears on a county, state, or national sex offender registry, that individual may provide supplemental information related to rehabilitation, good conduct, and facts or explanations regarding their registry information. We will contact you to request this information and you will have 72 hours from the time the message is sent to provide this information. We will complete our evaluation at the end of that 72-hour period based on what information is available to us at that time.

Pursuant to SMC 14.09.020 Ballard Realty Inc. is prohibited from taking an adverse action against a tenant based on eviction history occurring during or within six months after the end of the civil emergency proclaimed by Mayor Durkan on March 3, 2020, and the Seattle Office for Civil Rights is the department that will enforce any violations of this ordinance.

Once you have submitted the application, we will review the application and documents provided to determine if it is complete and therefore its spot in line of applicants. If we can proceed, we will contact you for the $52 nonrefundable per person application fee, which can be paid with a debit/credit card number over the phone. Applicants will have one hour to respond with application payment information. If Ballard Realty, Inc. has not heard from you within that hour for the application fee payment, we reserve the right to move onto the next completed application.

Once applicants are approved, you will be notified immediately via email. Applicants have 48 hours from the time of approval to complete a signed lease agreement and pay the required move in fees.

If you have limited English proficiency and need to obtain translation or similar services or if you require a reasonable accommodation in the application process, you may submit a request for additional time to complete your application to the e-mail address provided with the listing. If your request is granted, you may be required to provide documentation supporting your need for additional time with your completed application for your application to be considered complete.