Application Process

Credit score above 650, no evictions in the past 3 years, and must not have excessive late payments or charge offs. Credit score’s below 650 may require a higher deposit. You can find more information on our membership requirements here.

Community Room Rental is a community of shared responsibilities where each Member pledges to abide by the Membership Rules. In order to ensure the happiness and safety of the entire Community Room Rental community, Community Room Rental reserves the right to ban Members who violate a Community Room Rental rule before booking. This includes but is not limited to using disrespectful language with Community Room Rental staff or using a stolen payment method For information on rule enforcement after booking, please see our Three Keys Policy.

Your income must be verified as part of Community Room Rental's application process. Applicants may choose to have their income verified by uploading supporting documents such as pay stubs, bank statements, deposit statements or award letters. When you pass our Membership criteria and your income is verified, you will be approved for a room. W-2 or 1099 applicants will be approved for a room rate equal to half their verified monthly income. Applicants on SSI will be approved for a room rate equal to 2/3 their monthly income. You can still qualify for Membership if you are on unemployment or between jobs, but you will need to pay a larger deposit equal to one month’s rent.

Community Room Rental offers Memberships that provide access to a private room that includes utilities, internet, and laundry usage all in one fixed, monthly payment. Common areas are furnished but bedrooms are not. To furnish your bedroom, see our relationship with IKEA for full room furnishing on a budget. Community Room Rental facilitates the relationship by processing all booking, payments, screening, and ratings.

Membership provides access to a private room in our community. See also What is Community Room Rental.

After your application is approved , you can proceed with a Zoom (remote) interview to help answer any lingering questions you may have. Afterwards you are sent your lease and payment instructions. In general, the entire process can take 48 hours to complete. Community Room Rental provides move-in support during the hours of 9:00am-5:00pm EST, M-F. We highly encourage Members to plan to move-in to their home during these times. While most move-ins are quick, we recommend that you allot several hours for your move-in, just in case. Move-ins that are made outside of these hours are not eligible for a refund if issues arise.

County code notes we can not have more than 6 unrelated people living in a house together. If a place has 5 others living in the unit already, we can only take on one new person unless otherwise noted. If this fits your needs, let’s setup a time for a showing.  Mecklenburg County UDO 2-16 "Family. An individual or two or more persons related by blood, marriage, domestic partnership, adoption, foster child relationship, or legal guardianship together as a single housekeeping unit. Family also includes a group of not more than six persons not related by blood, marriage, domestic partnership, adoption, foster child relationship, or legal guardianship, living together as a single housekeeping unit."

Yes, you can still apply and be accepted to Community Room Rental. Please see details below: Self-Employed or Contractor If you are self-employed, you can submit bank statements that show the deposits you've received. If you're a contractor for Uber, Lyft, Instacart, DoorDash, etc., you can download and submit your payment information from the app. You can also submit bank statements showing the deposits you've received. Unemployed If you are collecting unemployment, you can submit your most recent unemployment award letter. Applicants on unemployment will need to pay 8 weeks of Membership dues up front and are limited to booking rooms with a weekly rate under $150. Applicants who are between jobs and not collecting unemployment will need to pay 3 months of Membership dues up front and are limited to booking rooms on a short-term basis. done

Yes! A good percentage of our Members are foreign born and in our community on a work Visa or to attend college. When submitting your application, just note your status and our team will work with you. See also What's available for me?