With more than 40% of renters denied their first-choice apartment due to rigid qualification standards, a new industry partnership is enabling property owners and operators to instantly offer lease-approval alternatives when applicants fall short of standard criteria.
Guarantor platform Cosign, based in Livingston, now has a native integration with VERO, a multifamily risk and screening platform. The integration embeds Cosign’s guarantor solution directly into VERO’s screening workflow.
Leasing teams can now keep deals moving in real time within a single system, avoiding the loss of qualified renters or the need for manual follow-ups.
“The rental market has a qualification problem, not a renter quality problem.
“Too many people who can pay the rent are being turned away by systems that weren’t built to see the full picture,” Zach Schofel, co-Founder and CEO, Cosign, said.
Owners and operators want to improve economic occupancy without giving their teams more systems to log into, Jamey Rosamond, CEO, VERO, said.
“Cosign’s integration into VERO allows operators to open their funnel, protect NOI, and keep their teams in the same system they already use,” Rosamond said. “Better experience for the applicant and the onsite team.”
VERO combines applicant screening, risk analysis, and protection services to prevent fraud, protect NOI, and speed up the leasing process. By embedding Cosign’s guarantor options directly into that workflow alongside VERO’s full-stack identity, income, credit, and criminal verification, operators gain a single, end-to-end process that moves qualified renters from application to approval without interruption.
Both platforms are built with fair housing requirements in mind, giving legal and operations teams confidence at every decision point.
VERO integrates with Yardi, Entrata, RealPage, and Rent Manager.
