Application Screening Criteria – Portland City Limits (revised February 13, 2025)

There is a $65.00 charge for each individual applicant. Checks and cash are not accepted. This charge offsets some of our costs to run a credit check, income verification and criminal background check. Experian provides the credit report, which relays information for the last seven (7) years. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, sex, handicap, national origin, familial or marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, sexual identity or source of income.

Please note, if you are a caregiver to one of our residents you must complete an application. You will be screened for conduct and criminal only. Your credit history and/or income will not be screened or used as grounds for denial.

Occupancy Requirements:

Maximum occupancy of no more than two (2) people per bedroom. In a single room occupancy dwelling where bathrooms and/or kitchens are shared with other tenants in the building there is a maximum occupancy of no more than one (1) person.

Screening Determination:

Your application and any other applicants you apply with will be screened and a determination will be given to you as listed below. The determination may be based on the least qualified applicant. Upon beginning the screening process, a refund of your application fee will not be provided regardless of the determination.

If you meet the application criteria and are accepted, you will have the peace of mind of knowing other renters are being screened with equal care. Applications are accepted online at https://www.bluestonemgt.com/availability. Fully completed applications are processed based on the order of receipt. An incomplete application, meaning it fails to include information concerning an applicant’s identification, income or upon which an applicant has intentionally withheld or misrepresented required information, will not be processed. If any information on the application is found to be misrepresented, it may result in the denial of your application, even if an approval has previously been determined. We may refuse to process an application if the applicant has verifiable repeated rental agreement violations while a tenant under our management if the most recent violation occurred within 365 days before the application was submitted. We accept the first qualified household.

If your application is approved, an execution deposit will be required to be paid within 72 hours to secure the rental unit. Failure to take possession of the premises as agreed will result in your forfeiture of all monies paid. Any remaining security deposit along with one full month of rent and a fully executed lease are required to be submitted 72 hours prior to moving into the rental unit. The security deposit and first month’s rent must be paid in certified funds (money order or cashier’s check) if immediate move in is required. Otherwise, online payments and personal checks are accepted though a 72 hour wait period is required before moving in. Cash is never accepted.

If you do not meet the credit, rental history or income criteria below, you may be referred to a guarantor company, OneApp. If your application processed with OneApp is approved and completed, Bluestone Real Estate Services will approve your application with a 1-month security deposit.

*Excluding Medical and Student debt

**Excluding any judgments or evictions during the Covid emergency period.

*** Co-Signer’s income must be 3x the monthly rent from verifiable, legal source and have a credit score of 650 or more.

****A payment agreement will be accepted if at least 3 payments have been made and all payments to date have been paid. 

Screening Determination:

All residents are required to obtain and maintain renter’s insurance during their tenancy. Unless exempt, you will need to upload, to our partner website, a certificate of insurance in the minimum amount of $100,000 liability prior to moving in. This policy does not apply to a household with income less than 50% of the area median income or subsidized with public funds. Failure to carry renter’s insurance is a violation and may result in fines or eviction.

Screening Determination:

Individualized Assessment. Bluestone will perform an individualized assessment on any criminal conviction that is listed above prior to making a screening determination. This assessment will take into consideration any supplemental evidence provided with the application. If no supplemental evidence is provided with the application, Bluestone will still perform the individualized assessment as required by any local, state or federal law.