RENTAL REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS
IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Applicants and Guarantors must present a valid government issued photo identification card and a valid Social Security number. Applicants who are citizens of another country must provide the following: (1) a passport, (2) the document that entitles the Applicant to be in the United States through the term of the Lease Agreement, such as a visa, work authorization, or a SEVIS I-20 verifying student status and proof of enrollment. Guarantors who are citizens of another country must provide the following: (1) a passport or (2) government issued photo identification card.
Applicants who are a part of the UCR Undocumented Student Programs must contact the Leasing Office for acceptable forms of alternative identification.
INCOME REQUIREMENTS
All undergraduate applicants are required to have a Guarantor sign a Guaranty Agreement, guaranteeing Resident’s obligations under the Lease Agreement.
An undergraduate applicant can apply to be a self-guarantor if the Applicant earns an annual gross income equal to three (3) times the total rent installments as outlined on the first page of the Lease Agreement and must have qualifying credit history. Applicant must have held that employment for at least one (1) year prior to the Housing Application date. Proof of income must be supplied via two (2) recent pay stubs, four (4) if paid weekly, two (2) most recent bank statements, financial aid award, SEVIS I-20, tax records or court documents.
Graduate applicants will be eligible to be a self-guarantor with proof of graduate studies enrollment.
CRIMINAL HISTORY
Criminal history which indicates that an Applicant’s tenancy would constitute a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals, or whose tenancy would result in substantial physical damage to the property of Landlord or others, may result in denial of the Housing Application. Such criminal history may include, but is not limited to, felony conviction, serving felony-deferred adjudication, sexual assault or other sex related crimes, drug violations, the sale or manufacture of illegal drugs, certain property crimes such as arson, crimes against persons, burglary or theft.
All Applicants must be in good standing with UCR and eligible for on campus housing. Housing eligibility will be verified with UCR.
American Campus Communities adheres to the Fair Housing Law (Title VIII) of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 as amended by the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 and the Fair Housing Amendment of 1988 which stipulate that it is illegal to discriminate against any person in housing practices because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, familial status or any other class protected by law.