For Tenants
Are you looking for a great rental? We would love to be your next landlord.
We specialize in servicing high-quality homes here in the beautiful City of Portland, west of 122nd Ave reaching as far as Beaverton, Milwaukie & Lake Oswego.
Renters who are interested in long-term rental solutions (12 months +) can find a mix of single-family homes, small plexes, townhomes, and privately owned condos in the Living Room rental portfolio. Let us help you find your next living room.
Tenant Portal
Did you know that you can pay your rent online? It’s fast, easy, and secure, so why wait? Below, you’ll find some information on everything the Tenant Portal has to offer.
Benefits
Once you’ve signed up, you can:
- Make easy online rent payments including the ability to schedule autopay.
- Access to an online ledger and history of payments
- Submit a service request
- Submit a notice to vacate
- View copies of lease documents, house rules and related addenda
- Submit a secure request to the leasing team
- Purchase or update information on renter’s insurance
- View copies of inspection reports taken before, and after the tenancy
Convenience
Have you ever looked at a calendar and suddenly realized that your rent was due that day? We make it easy to pay online. You can even schedule a payment in advance so your rent is paid automatically.
Security
Your information is password protected and all transactions are both encrypted and securely transmitted.
Our Rental Listings
Ready to make a move? Browse our available rentals on the map below. You can also search a particular area of town or filter by useful criteria like number of bedrooms — even pet policy. You can schedule a showing or apply online when you’re ready.
Applicant & Tenant Resources
Frequently Asked Questions
Moving Out
Log into your Appfolio Tenant Portal, follow the Contact Us menu, and select “Request Notice to Vacate”
Living Room tenants vacating a home in good condition are typically granted the option to buy out of their fixed-term lease agreement with an early termination fee equal to 1.5 times the monthly rent. Paragraph 4, Section B of the rental agreement may be activated if the home is left in poor condition and requires heavy amounts of work before it can be leased to a new tenant. This option may also change if your rental agreement was transferred to Living Room from the owner or another property manager mid-tenancy. Please contact the leasing team at leasing@livingroomrentals.com to confirm the buyout options available to you.
Tenants must return one full set of keys/fobs to the Living Room headquarters located at 421 SE 10th Ave, Portland, off SE 10th & Stark (drop-off service is not available at other Living Room locations). Keys should be placed in envelopes or plastic baggies and labeled with the tenant’s last name. For security reasons we ask that you do not include the address with the keys. Additional keys, large remotes, parking permits, storage keys, etc to be left on the kitchen counter. The office staff is available Monday – Thursday between 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Friday from 9 AM – Noon. An after-hours mail slot is also available to ensure timely return. Rent will be billed until keys have been received and all items removed from the home. To confirm an alternative method of delivery, contact the Living Room team at leasing@livingroomrentals.com.
The move-out inspection is a review and documentation of the condition of the home as received by Living Room from the exiting tenant. It will not reflect any final charges as it will capture basic wear and tear along with conditions of the home that existed prior to the tenant’s occupancy. The team member completing the inspection is not authorized to detail final charges or issue security deposit refund checks during this inspection.
Your deposit will be allocated to unpaid rent, fees, cleaning, utilities, and damages as permitted by law. A check for all refundable deposit funds will be mailed to the forwarding address you provided within 31 days of the tenant’s departure. If you would like your deposit electronically deposited, please contact accounting@livingroomrentals.com to make the request. If the deposit fails to cover these amounts due in full, the remaining balance will be invoiced and due within 34 days of billing.
It is your responsibility to contact each utility company that directly bills you to remove your name from the account. If your utility bill is managed by Living Room and added to your Living Room tenant ledger each month, there is no further action needed once you have formally issued your notice to vacate. Utilities should not be disconnected sooner than the set move-out date. Living Room does not provide refunds for utility accounts that are not properly turned over. Don’t forget your Internet.
Best practice is to communicate directly with all of your creditors, medical providers, subscriptions, and family/friends. You will also want to contact the US Post Office to properly forward mail that is delivered before you have a chance to update the company directly. A forwarding address should also be shared with leasing@livingroomrentals.com to ensure deposits are returned.
If it becomes necessary to change your scheduled move-out date, please contact leasing@livingroomrentals.com right away. Changes to your move-out date are often granted if there is no interference with vendor scheduling or the new resident’s scheduled move-in dates. All changes must be in writing and approved by management. Management may choose not to extend or cancel a scheduled move-out under circumstances of adverse rental history or at the property owner’s request.
Many of our condo rentals are managed by an HOA and require tenants to schedule their move-out 7-15 days in advance. It is the outgoing tenant’s responsibility to schedule the move-out with the HOA for permissions needed to schedule moving trucks, street access, freight elevator, etc. to avoid HOA fines. If you are unsure who to contact, please reach out to leasing@livingroomrentals.com for information.
If the home utilizes oil heat, it is the outgoing tenant’s responsibility to refill the tank to pre-move-in levels prior to moving out.
Adding and/or Removing a Tenant
In most cases the answer is yes. With good rental history, newly verified income that meets the screening requirements and the property owner’s approval to make mid-lease changes we will permit up to one tenant change each year.
1) All housemates must agree to remove the outgoing tenant from the lease and all rental responsibilities
2) All remaining tenants are required to submit updated income verification (pay stubs) to the Leasing Coordinator to verify that those remaining meet the income requirements without the outgoing tenant’s contribution.
3) Once step two is verified, all tenants will receive an e-sign document to formally release the roommate from the lease. All parties will need to e-sign the document including the outgoing tenant.
4) Tenants will be asked to submit an updated renter’s insurance policy, naming all current tenants.
5) A copy of the document will be shared to the tenant portal to confirm the release from all damages, rights to the security deposit on hind, and future rental terms.
1) All housemates must agree to add the new tenant to the lease.
2) All housemates to send updated income verification to the Leasing Coordinator. The income qualifications are reviewed with the new tenant’s income to ensure income qualifications are met.
3) Send the name and email address of the new tenant to the Leasing Coordinator (leasing@livingroomrentals.com) so that we may send the new tenant a link to the rental application.
4) Once the tenant has been fully screened, meets the screening criteria and all income has been verified an e-sign document to add the new roommate will be sent and finalized once all signatures have been collected.
5) Tenants will be asked to submit an updated renter’s insurance policy, naming all current tenants.
Outgoing roommates that exit separately from the household forfeit access to the security deposit held by Living Room. All reimbursements must be taken up in the household and negotiated outside of the funds withheld by the landlord.
There are instances when removing or adding a roommate that the original lease approval will change, requiring the household to pay an additional security deposit. Security deposits will never exceed more than 1.5 times the monthly rent.
Typically, no. Assessing damages while the home is occupied is not ideal. Some property owners will ask us to complete a mid-tenancy condition report that could bring to light damages but we do not consider these conclusive results due to the inability to see the home in it entirety.
If a new roommate is denied tenancy through the screening process, they will be asked to vacate. Unauthorized tenants can result in lease violations, penalties and termination of tenancy as a whole.
By adding your name to an existing lease, you are taking responsibility for the condition of the home as compared to it’s condition when the original tenant moved in. You are also accepting the current lease terms and addenda. It is encouraged that you ask the current tenants to review their copies of the lease and initial move in conditions reports so you are fully aware of your responsibilities. You should be prepared to submit your own renter’s insurance policy if you are unable to be added to the policy in place.
