Watts Realty Company, Inc.

No, we do not reserve properties. The only way to secure a property is to submit a completed application, presenting the application to the owner for approval, and then once you have been approved, pay the deposit, first month’s rent, and execute a signed lease.

When signing a lease we require first month’s rent with your security deposit.

Some properties do not allow pets (subject to tenant's rights laws). All pets must be approved by the Property Owner. If a pet is allowed, a non-refundable fee will be charged and a pet addendum will be included to the lease. This fee and addendum allows you the right to have an approved pet on the premises. The fee is not a damage deposit and the tenant will be responsible for all damages caused by the pet.

The deposit is refundable, subject to compliance with all terms of the lease.

A “fully completed” Application relies not only on you, but several third parties. For an application to be “fully completed” for an approval/nonapproval decision, the following have to be received in our office: A completely filled out Application along with your paid fee. Two forms of identification as previously defined in our application process and screening criteria. Proof of Income as defined in our application process and screening criteria. A third party criminal check. This can take up to 48 hours for us to receive after receipt of your completed application. Your credit report with FICO score. This usually is received quickly, but can take up to 24 hours to process by the third-party vendor. If you have a credit freeze, fraud alert or identity theft services, this process can take much longer than 24 hours and may require further action on your behalf. If you are a previous renter, your fully completed application is pending receipt of rental reference history we work to obtain directly from your current or prior landlord(s). This requirement may become the single source of any delayed decision on your complete Application. You may need to contact your current and/or previous landlord(s) and ask for a timely response to our inquiry.

You can apply online by visiting the individual unit listing on our website, or you can apply in our office located in downtown Birmingham. Please see the contact page for our physical office address.

Relative to our residential property management accounts and the renting or leasing of those properties, Watts Realty Co., Inc. is the agent of the property owners and/or landlords as our clients.