Material Needed for Application

QUEENS APARTMENT RENTALS l MANHATTAN APARTMENT RENTALS

Thank you for your inquiry. This is REALLY important for renting in Manhattan and Queens
(in Queens you may not need everything on this list). You should have these documents
ready when you look at apartments. ALSO, did you find listings close to your criteria?
PLEASE BRING THE FOLLOWING WITH A * NEXT TO IT WHEN WE MEET!!!
This is important to facilitate getting the apartment you want.
Various documents are needed for different landlords. Some may ask for everything and some may ask for less.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO OBTAIN AN APARTMENT (REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT)

Photo ID

Social Security Number

Letter of employment *
(if new on the job - acceptance letter)

Last 2 years tax returns *

Paycheck stubs*

Recent bank statement

Personal reference letter

If retired - letter from your CPA

Letter from previous landlord (if any)*

Letter of employment needs to state:

Name and address of the company

Contact person for verification with phone number

Annual salary

Length of employment and your position

You will need all of this for each applicant on the lease.
In New York City in order to qualify for your wish apartment, you
need to know that owners and landlords here require prospective tenants to earn 40 to 45 times the monthly rent.

If you can not qualify with your income you than need a guarantor.

Guarantor is generally needed if:

your credit rating is not good

your income is less than 40 times the monthly rent

you are just starting a new job (no previous work history) or

your length of employment is less than a year

Guarantor is person who co-signs your lease. He/she needs to provide all of the documents above, with one exemption - person being a guarantor needs to show income of 80 to 90 times the monthly rent. Some landlords will take only guarantors from New York State or
New York Tristate area (NY, NJ, CT) and other again guarantors throughout the country.