The owner of the property requires that tenants in his/her property are screened before moving in. Screening also gives tenants confidence knowing that people they may be sharing spaces with have been through the same screening process.
Apply online here!
Or pick up a paper application from the HomeScreen office. We are located at 2337 S. Kingshighway, Saint Louis, MO and have applications available for contactless pickup at the front door of our office.
Each applicant must submit a copy of his/her Driver’s License (or state issued ID) and proof of income with his/her application. Proof of income is typically your two most recent paycheck stubs. If you are starting a new position, please submit an offer letter. If you are self-employed, please submit two years of tax returns.
The application fee is $50 per person. Each person who is 18 years and older who will be living at the property must submit the application. If you are applying online, be prepared to submit your credit/debit card information at the end of the application.
$100 ($50 for each person)
Two to four business days. The landlord will be notified the day you apply, but verifying references typically takes a few days.
The turnaround is dependent on how quickly we can get in touch with your rental references and employers. Expressing urgency to your references typically helps speed up the processing time. After verifying your references, we will send a recommendation to the property owner. Either the property owner or HomeScreen will then contact you once the property owner/landlord has made the final decision. You will be notified by email as soon as the landlord accepts or denies your application.
Contact HomeScreen and your potential landlord. Either party can make the unit available so that you can submit an application.
HomeScreen is by referral only. You must apply for a specific unit. We recommend that you speak to the landlord and/or view the apartment before submitting the application since the application fee is non-refundable.
HomeScreen cannot guarantee that any applicant is selected to lease a given apartment unit. HomeScreen does not accept or deny applications, that decision is left to the property owner/ landlord. Please discuss the qualifications for the apartment with the property owner before applying.
Following the screening process HomeScreen will recommend an application based on our screening criteria. Some HomeScreen landlords have chosen to screen multiple applicants for a given unit, so there may be more than one application recommended to the property owner. All property owners make the ultimate leasing decision and there is no guarantee that an applicant will be selected to lease a unit, even if the screening results in a recommendation by HomeScreen.
HomeScreen does not have a minimum requirement for credit. We will recommend any application as long as the gross monthly income is 3x the rent, there are no negative rental references in the past five years and no violent felony convictions in the past ten years.
The property owner makes the final decision on accepting or denying applications. We recommend explaining any issues to the property owner before submitting an application and paying the non-refundable fee. Notwithstanding the forgoing, the property owner may still ask you to complete the HomeScreen Application knowing the application will not be recommended on our end.
We allow each property owner to decide if the co-signer needs to be screened. Please contact the owner of the property you are interested in renting and ask if they require co-signer screenings. If so, the co-signer needs to follow all of the same application steps, including submitting the additional required documentation and paying the application fee.
No rental history means no negative landlord reports. We can still recommend your application if this is your first lease, but the property owner may request an additional deposit or a co-signer.
Please contact the property owner to discuss your voucher before submitting a HomeScreen application to make sure the property you are interested in is approved to accept your housing voucher. If so, we will ask you to outline the details of your voucher in the application process and will consider it as a form or income.
HomeScreen landlords have the option to process applications one at a time or on a rolling basis for a given unit. If the landlord has chosen to process multiple applications, HomeScreen will process multiple applications for that unit simultaneously or on a rolling basis until the property owner/ manager selects a tenant.
HomeScreen screens all applications using the same screening criteria and may recommend more than one application to the property owner. The property owner will make the final leasing decision. As a result, HomeScreen cannot guarantee that any applicant is selected to lease a given apartment unit, even if the screening results in a recommendation.
Yes, we ensure your information is safely stored during the application process and properly destroyed after your application process is complete.