Can I choose whether to allow tenants with children? Tenants with pets? tenants who smoke?

Tenants with children falls under familial status and familial statis is a protected class. Palmaris complies fully with the Fair Housing Act. This means that you cannot choose to disallow anyone that is a member of a protected class under the act. It is illegal to discriminate against: race, color, national origin, religion, sex, handicap, familial status (including children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians; pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18).

Pets, however, are not a protected class; therefore, you may choose to disallow pets in your units, with the exception of service animals.

Smokers are also not a protected class. We encourage all Owners to consider having their investment be a non-smoking property.

Does Palmaris provide a montly accounting of any income and expenses for each property?

We do! We will provide you with monthly reports of all income received and expenses disbursed, as well as a tenant summary that shows all monetary activity with each tenant and unit.

How do you screen for quality tenants for my property?

Placing the most qualified tenants in your property is our primary goal with each vacancy. 

We are professionally trained to process all applications with careful eye for detail. We obtain credit reports on each applicant, contact current and previous landlords for rental references, and verify current employment and income.