Listing Standards

Showing Method, Gated Neighborhoods and Owner-Occupied Homes

Homes advertised to rent for $3,000 per month or more are leased with Agent Escorted Showings under the Leasing & Property Management page. For a home advertised under $3,000 per month, the Owner selects Rently® Self-Guided Tours or Agent Escorted Showings when the home is listed. The minimum credit score follows the showing method — 600 for Self-Guided Tours, 740 for Agent Escorted Showings — and is stated in every listing.

Homes in gated neighborhoods cannot be shown by self-guided tour and are listed only with Agent Escorted Showings, at any rent. A home the Owner still lives in may be listed up to 90 days before the Owner moves out, with Agent Escorted Showings only, under the Agent Showing Policy; homes occupied by a Tenant are not listed until vacant.

An Owner may change a home advertised under $3,000 per month from Agent Escorted Showings to Self-Guided Tours once, by signing a new Agreement, after which the Leasing Service fee is one-half of the first month’s rent and the minimum credit score is 600. A home is never changed from Self-Guided Tours to Agent Escorted Showings, and a home in a gated neighborhood is not changed.

Homes Listed for Sale

Zillow does not publish a home for rent while it is listed for sale. If your home is listed for sale with any broker, it will not appear for rent on Zillow, Trulia or HotPads until the sales listing is withdrawn or expires. In our experience the Zillow Group is the largest single source of rental inquiries for our listings, so expect fewer inquiries and a longer time to lease while both listings are active. Other rental sites may still publish the home. With Rently® Self-Guided Tours, the home is listed in Rently, which in our experience is our second largest source of inquiries after the Zillow Group. With Agent Escorted Showings, the home is listed in the rental section of the Greater Alabama Multiple Listing Service, where real estate agents see it. Tell us in writing when the sales listing starts or ends.

Homes Built Before 1978

Dean & Associates Inc does not list or manage homes built before 1978.

EIFS Properties

The Broker requires properties with EIFS to be inspected by a State Licensed EIFS Inspector reporting conditions that are satisfactory to the Broker.

Asbestos Inspections Required in Certain Situations

EPA Certified Asbestos Inspections must indicate that no asbestos is present in locations where repairs or maintenance would likely occur. Inspections will be required for properties in certain situations including but not limited to:

• Any house built on or before 1981
• Any house built on or before 2000 with drop in ceiling tiles
• Any house with popcorn ceilings
• Any house built with either 9×9 or 12×12 inch floor tiles that may contain asbestos

The Broker reserves the right to require an EPA Certified Asbestos Inspection when any material is observed that may contain asbestos.

Owner’s Insurance

The Owner maintains a landlord liability insurance policy on the home with limits of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence and names Dean & Associates Inc as an Additional Insured by endorsement. A designation as “Additional Interest,” “Interested Party,” or similar does not satisfy this requirement; only an Additional Insured endorsement does, and an Owner whose carrier will not issue one obtains coverage through a carrier that will. The home is not advertised, listed, or shown, and self-showing access is not activated, until the Broker has received proof of the coverage, including the endorsement. The terms are stated in the Rental Listing & Management Agreement.

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