3730 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR 97214

UPDATE: THIS PROPERTY HAS FIVE GROUPS OF APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED AS OF 1/7/23. IT IS LIKELY IT WILL BE RENTED TO ONE OF THOSE GROUPS OF APPLICANTS. I WILL TAKE DOWN THE LISTING ONCE A RENTAL AGREEMENT IS SIGNED. Location, location, location! Do you love Portland because it has all the amenities of living in the city? Sweet house in inner SE in Hawthorne/Sunnyside neighborhood. Close walking distance to shops on Belmont and Hawthorne, Laurelhurst Park, New Seasons, Freddies, H-Mart and easy walk to shops and restaurants on SE/NE 28th Ave. near Burnside. Amenities include newer double pane windows, new electric hot-water heater, stainless appliances, gas stove top and electric/convection oven, pantry, dry bike/tool/garden shed (covered and lockable but not 100% enclosed), high ceilings, oak floors on main floor, pocket doors on main floor dividing LR and DR, painted fir floors upstairs, and laundry on-site. There is a fenced backyard with rose bushes, Asian pear trees and possibility for garden beds, but otherwise backyard is hardscaped and does not require mowing. Optional picnic table and temporary Covid shelter (collapsible temporary carport) can remain or can be removed at tenant's request (but not part of rental). Walk score 95, bike score 89, transit score 55 with easy bus access to downtown or Eastside Max line, but if you drive there is also a driveway/off-street parking that will easily fit two mid-sized vehicles. Up to two non-destructive pets welcome with extra deposits ($300 1st pet $100 for second) and good pet references/screening/owner approval, with dog door for outside pet access. Tenant(s) pay all utilities except landlord covers garbage and yard maintenance at least twice per year in fall and spring. Property currently available for viewing upon request and interested persons are encouraged to view property prior to applying (but not required). OCCUPANCY BY AT LEAST 2/1/2023 but available sooner if desired. If relevant, Sunnyside Environmental K-8 is the neighborhood school and Franklin is the local high school. Pursuant to Portland City Ordinance, this property is posted as of noon January 3, 2023. Applications are being accepted MORE than 72 hours from initial posting and the start time to accept applications is noon (12:00 p.m.) on Saturday January 7, 2023. Applications received prior to that date and time will be given an 8 hour penalty as far as order of receipt and processing priority as is required under Portland's City Code. Contact landlord to view property and discuss application process. Landlord will charge each occupant for landlord's actual out-of-pocket cost for screening but no more than $60 per adult occupant. [Edit as of 1/5/2023] Applicants who have seen the home can apply using Zillow applications for each person who will be financially responsible and that cost (charged by Zillow) will be the application screening charge (and is usable for 30 days for other Zillow ads that accept Zillow applications). If possible note who co-applicants are either on application or through personal message. Non-financially responsible tenants over the age of 18 are also subject to background check and actual cost of screening if not applying in this manner. All applicants over 18 must, individually and collectively, meet Portland, low barrier rental criteria. Make sure to view links to Portland specific notices on this website. No smoking indoors. Tenants responsible for general yard maintenance and cleanliness. Basement not included in dwelling unit rental or counted in square footage and is shared with landlord, but tenants can access to use on-site laundry facilities, and access systems as necessary. Up to two pets permitted with good references and owner/landlord approval. $300 for first pet $100 for second. This property would not qualify as an accessible rental unit. Year lease preferred but can negotiate different terms.