Application Accepted

We are happy to welcome you to an Above All Property Management  rental and we hope you will enjoy your stay with us.

First Month's Rent & Security Deposit

Above All Property Management will send you a Rental Acceptance letter upon the acceptance of your application that will outline the specific amount due to fully execute your rental contract.  Please note, your first month's rent, security deposit, and any other applicable fees are all due within 24 hours of lease signing.  Your initial payment must be by wire transfer or certified funds only.  We are happy to provide wiring instructions to comply with the 24 hour requirement.  Please call our office for wiring instructions at 919-341-9555.  AAPM will never provide wiring instructions nor ask you for your account information via email.

Once you become one of our tenants, you will have the option to make your rental payments online on the tenant portal.

Move-in Date & Inspection

We will provide all necessary information about your move-in, including the date and any inspection details, at the signing of your rental contract. You will be required to complete a Move In Checklist within three (3) days after the lease start date and email a scanned copy to Rentals@AboveAllPM.com. If you fail to submit your Move-In form within 3 days of taking possession of the property, in accordance with your lease, you accept each item on the form in GOOD condition and each item must be returned in GOOD condition.

AAPM will execute a full property report complete with pictures and catalogs of all appliances,  two or more days prior to your move in.  No one enters the home after the property report has been completed to ensure that you will be the first one in the home after the report has been completed. Note that we WILL NOT review your Move-in report for maintenance issues, but rather keep it as a record of the condition of the unit at move-in. If there are any discrepancies between your move-in report and the property report completed by AAPM, we will want pictures to document your findings.  If there are any critical maintenance issues that need attention you will need to submit a work order on the tenant portal for those, otherwise as the rental contract reads, the unit is accepted “as is” condition.

Utilities

Be sure to place all utility accounts for your rental home in your name as quickly as possible to begin on the first day of your lease. You will need to provide AAPM with confirmation of each utility account, emailed to Rentals@aboveallpm.com. Failure to do this may result in outages and you will be responsible for all fees associated with restoring access.  Move-In may be delayed if utilities are not in your name at legal possession (first day of your lease.)

Wear and Tear vs Damages

Security deposits can be used to repair damage for which the tenant is responsible.  However, the landlord cannot apply the security deposit to normal wear and tear. But the most common question asked is, “what is the difference?”   Damage can be defined as deterioration which occurs due to negligence, carelessness, accident, or abuse of the premises or equipment or chattels by the tenant or member of his household, or their invitees or guests.

The following list is intended as a guide only to a reasonable interpretation of the differences between “normal wear and tear”  from normal residential use and irresponsible, intentional, or unintentional actions that cause damage to a landlord's property, it is not a complete list of all potential considerations nor intended to be all-inclusive:

Mailbox Keys

You will need to contact your local USPS office as soon as possible to request a new mailbox key, if one was not given to you. You may need to provide a copy of your lease to them in order for them to change the mailbox lock. We recommend that you do not delay this step as it may take the post office up to several weeks to get this completed. The owner will pay for one key only, if lost, the tenant is responsible to pay for a new key/lock by the post office.