INTRODUCTION
The mission of Ark House is to provide low-cost temporary housing for out of town patients and their families while undergoing extended medical treatment in the Dallas area.
Ark House (AH) leases apartments on a long-term basis and sub-leases those apartments at a substantial discount to out of town patients temporarily while they undergo extended medical care away from their home. The Occupancy Agreements (sub-leases) require a minimum of seven (7) day stay and expire at 90-days. The Occupancy Agreements may be extended at Ark House discretion based on re-certification of medical need, timely payment of rent, and appropriate occupant behavior. As these apartments are not intended as a permanent residence, extension beyond 360 days is rare.
Please understand that Ark House maintains a waitlist and may not be able to accept new occupants at your exact time of need.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR ARK HOUSE
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- Must be referred by medical facility staff where the patient is actively receiving extended medical treatment. Referral must include a general description of ailment and expected duration of stay
- Patient’s permanent residence must be more than fifty (50) miles from Dallas as defined by Google maps.
- Ark House does NOT submit insurance claims for covered housing. Receipts will be provided.
- NO pets permitted
- Only two (2) occupants 18 years of age or older may occupy Ark House at the same time
- No criminal history.
- All occupants 18 years of age, or older, must have a credit and criminal background check prior to being accepted for occupancy. There is a nonrefundable $20.00 fee for the first occupant’s background check. Ark House will pay for the other occupants listed on the application.
- Applicants will be automatically denied residency if charged or convicted of a felony or most misdemeanors prior to or during occupancy involving but not limited to violent crimes, property damage, possession, manufacturing and/or distribution of a controlled substance, registered sex offenders and sexual offenses, prostitution, burglary, theft, fraud or crimes against children and/or injury to a person by bodily harm.
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- U.S. Citizens — Social Security Numbers (SSN’s) and Email addresses for each occupant are REQUIRED
- Non-U.S. Citizens — Papers showing legal entry to the United States and Email Addresses for each occupant are REQUIRED. Each Non-U.S. citizen must fill out a Supplemental International Application and provide a copy of relative documents. Contact Occupancy at (972) 671-7144 or Occupancy@ArkHouseDallas.org to obtain the appropriate form.
COST
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- Due at move-in (for example Tuesday move-in = $408.00)
- Security Deposit – $100.00 (refundable if apartment left clean and in good condition)
- A partial weeks rent (four days) at $28.00 per day prorated for days until Friday (Tuesday move-in is four days until Friday or $112.00)
- Second weeks rent at $28.00 per day or $196.00
- Third and subsequent weeks rent are due on following Fridays paid one week in advance
- All payments must be made by credit or debit card to be automatically charged by Ark House
- Utilities are paid by Ark House. No phone service is included. Cell phones must be provided by the occupant(s), if needed.
- Due at move-in (for example Tuesday move-in = $408.00)
- There is no penalty for the occupant terminating the Occupancy Agreement after seven (7) days. However, the occupant must notify Ark House in writing, by email, or phone prior to moving out. Failure to notify Ark House of moving out will result in daily rent continuing until Ark House determines that you have moved out and you will also forfeit (lose) your security deposit.
APPLICATION TO ARK HOUSE
- Medical facility staff MUST refer the patient to Ark House as a prospective occupant. Typically a Social Worker or Case Manager.
- On receipt of the referral, an Ark House representative will contact the applicants to explain Ark House. The patient or their representative will be asked to complete all steps of this application process within seven (7) days! Failure to complete the application process within seven (7) days will remove the patient from consideration for Ark House!
- On receipt of the referral, an Ark House representative will contact the applicants to explain Ark House. The patient or their representative will be asked to complete all steps of this application process within seven (7) days! Failure to complete the application process within seven (7) days will remove the patient from consideration for Ark House!
- Patient or their representative must complete this ArkHouse application and the credit/debit card authorization for the background checks all persons over 17 years of age, including patient, is required to pass a background check.
- Patient or their representative must submit cell phone photos or other legible/readable images of each occupant’s government-issued photo ID to Ark House by sharing via text to (972)671-7144 or by email to occupancy@ArkHouseDallas.org. If you, or another occupant, are not a U.S. citizen, photos of the US Government document(s) allowing you entry to the U.S. must be provided
In fairness to all concerned, the patient will NOT be placed on the Ark House waitlist unless the following is completed within seven (7) days of contact from Ark House following referral:
- Referral from the medical facility providing treatment.
- This application is completed with credit/debit card authorization for background checks.
- Legible photos of Government-issued photo IDs are received by Ark House.
- Background checks have been completed.
- Background checks have been reviewed and approved by Ark House.
Once on the waitlist, it is the patient’s, or their representative’s, responsibility to keep Ark House informed about their need date for an apartment by coordinating with Ark house at (972) 671-7144 or by email to occupancy@arkhousedallas.org. We understand that you are not in total control of the timing for your need for lodging. You must also understand that Ark House has limited resources, apartments, and personnel and that Ark House can not guarantee an apartment will be available at your time of need.