Fair Housing and How we Evaluate Applications

RDI Properties manages properties owned by our two principles. These properties are held under two different legal entities: 

  • Markstahler Properties
  • J2M2, LLC 

You will be signing a lease with one of the above two, not RDI.

Please note we ban the use of all kinds of tobacco, smoke or vapor using/creating devices that contain nicotine from our properties. If you are a hardcore smoker or vaper please keep this in mind when considering to apply for a rental.


Pets must be approved prior to signing a lease.

Here at RDI Properties we use the following criteria when evaluating applications:

  • We restrict the total number of tenants permitted per unit to (# of bedrooms times 2) for all units that are 1,000 square feet or larger – (# of bedrooms are determined by what we state in the initial advertisement/not by rooms tenants might wish to convert to a bedroom)
  • We restrict the total number of tenants permitted per units that are under 1,000 with two or more bedrooms to four individuals.
  • We restrict all one bedrooms to two individuals.
  • We restrict the total number of tenants permitted for any one-bedroom unit to two individuals.
  • We are firm on tenants not spending more than 33% of their confirmable NET monthly income on rent.
  • We reserve the right to decline your application based upon previous rent payment history reported to us by your previous landlords or other reputable sources.
  • We reserve the right to decline your application based upon previous issues with unit damage or lack of cleaning as reported to us by your previous landlords. 
  • We reserve the right to decline your application based upon your credit history.
  • We reserve the right to decline your application if it is not fully filled out.
The Fair Housing Act (FHAct) is the federal law that grants fair housing protections and rights to renters and buyers, and it’s enforced by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

It protects your right to rent a place to live. These are protected classes, and as a landlord, we cannot use these as criteria to refuse to lease to anyone. These are:
  • Race
  • Color
  • Religion
  • Sex
  • National origin
  • Familial status
  • Physical or mental disability
We also, voluntarily, commit not to use to determine eligibility any of the following:
  • Citizenship
  • Age
  • Veteran or military status
  • Genetic information
  • Sexual orientation
  • Gender identity or expression

Section 8 Vouchers 

Illinois law, Public Act 102-0896, forbids landlords from discriminating against tenants with forms of income other than employment income. (for the full text of the statute see: https://ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=102-0896)


For more detailed information on this law see: 

https://www.illinoislegalaid.org/legal-information/source-income-protections-renters


The Section 8 Program(1) is administered by HUD (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ). As part of this federal program HUD establishes Fair Market Rents that they are will pay for various areas throughout the United States. The federal law does not require landlords to use these rents. However, to participate in the Section program these are the maximum rents allowed. 


If our rent is above the HUD limits and you are applying to us to rent one of our properties and are using a Section 8 vouchers, please first contact The Housing Authority of Champaign County (HACC) who administers the program locally for HUD to confirm that your section 8 voucher can be used for this rent amount.


The federal government’s fiscal year runs from the first day of October of one calendar year through the last day of September of the next. The U.S. Department of. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) being part of the federal government has the same fiscal year. Thus FY 2024 starts Oct. 1, 2023, and ends Sept. 30, 2024.

For the current fiscal year Fair Market Rent for Champaign-Urbana, IL by number of bedrooms click here:

(1)For detailed information on the Section 8 Program see: 

https://section8-information.org/section-8-history/

For further information: