Specializing in Historic Downtown Steubenville and the 

North Fourth Street Historic District.

740-632-2899 Scott M. Dressel, Owner and Innkeeper

email: scott@bayberryproperties.com

Office Address:  411 Madison Avenue, Steubenville Ohio 43952, By Appointment Only

• Annual lease apartments and houses are listed on Zillow.  For our 15 plus day extended stay at the Bayberry House Bed and Breakfast, please look on the Bed and Breakfast Page and scroll down.

  To apply you are required to provide the following, for everyone 18+ in the household:

  • Photo ID

  • Social Security Card

  • Proof of Legal Income Sufficient to cover rent, utilities, food, clothing and other household expenses, we follow the national standard that your rent cannot exceed 33-40% of your total gross income (including any assistance).

  • The deposit and first months rent, last months rent may also be required in some cases as well as extra deposit and rental amount for service animals/pets or other security reasons, we reserve the right to assign any deposit or rental amount when service animals or pets are involved.

  • Utilities must be on in the lease signed tenants name, you cannot put them in someone else's name.  And they must be paid in full monthly.

  • Rent must be paid on time, no exceptions or excuses for any reason other than your own death.

• Utilities:  Unless otherwise noted, (heat, electric, water/sewer/trash) are not included and are the tenants responsibility, and must be paid in full monthly. 

• Tenants are also responsible for their own weekly yard maintenance and snow removal at most properties as part of their rental payment.  This will be noted in the description below.

• Zero Illegal Drug Activity Tolerated.

• No indoor smoking at any of our properties.

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Email me to get on our wait list, including name, number of people you are trying to house, phone number and email.

    Available rentals are now listed on zillow.com

 

 

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Bayberry Properties LLC offers several ways to pay your rent, late rent fee of $10 per day starts on the 6th of every month:

Payment can be dropped off at the office at 411 Madison Avenue mail slot at any time.   Our office is secured by video monitoring and 24 hour surveillance monitoring security.   We would rather not receive cash for monthly rental payments (other than the first months rent and deposit), methods of payment accepted are:

• Money Order

• Personal Check

• Zelle

• Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express are accepted at our office for rental payment, just call and arrange a time to make the payment 4% interchange charge applies to use of any credit/debit card.   

     

 

 

 

Get on our Wait List by Email:

We also maintain a waiting list for our other Apartments and Houses.  Please send an email to scott@bayberryproperties.com with your name, current address, email and phone number and the size place you want and we will email you should one become available.  We have properties in Steubenville and Mingo Junction Ohio:

We do allow pets in a few locations, our pet policy requires that you keep the house and yard clean daily, as well as profession carpet  cleaning every six months at a minimum with receipts turned in.  Small pets only  under 10 pounds, must be spayed or neutered, proof required.  The home must be keep clean at all times, all pet waste cleaned from the yard daily, pets are not allowed to be chained up outside unattended.  Whether a property accepts pets or not is noted below in the listing and may const additional rent as well as deposit.  Service Animals are permitted in every unit, a deposit is required and will vary depending on the property, ask if you want to know.

Tenants are responsible for weekly lawn mowing, weed and shrub trimming, and snow removal in the winter.  This is part of your rental payment.  

Utilities are not included in the rent and are the tenants responsibility in all properties.

Leases are require to be completed in person with proper identification.   I require that you or a representative visit the house or apartment before renting to make a final decision.  Keys and paperwork completion must be done by appointment  during regular business hours 9 to 5 Monday through Sunday.   Once you have turned in your application, deposit, and first months rent, the apartment is yours and will be taken off the rental market and at that point the first months rent and deposit are non-refundable and your first lease term has started.

Leases begin on the 1st of the month.  Unless otherwise negotiated all leases are for one year self renewable for another year.  If get keys or you move in between the 1st and the 6th, you will pay for the entire month that month.  If get keys or you move on the 7th or after, your lease will begin on the first of the following month, and we will prorate your partial months rent for the number of days you are actually there.

To apply you are required to provide the following, for everyone 18+ in the household, applications are now accepted through Zillow:

• Photo ID

• Social Security Card

• Proof of Legal Income Sufficient to cover rent, utilities, food, clothing and other household expenses, rent cannot exceed 33% of your gross income.

• The deposit and first months rent, last months rent may also be required in some cases as well as extra deposit and rental amount for pets or other security reasons, we reserve the right to assign any rental or deposit amount.

• Utilities must be on in the lease signed tenants name, you cannot put them in someone else's name.

• Rent must be paid on time, no exceptions or excuses for any reason other than your own death.

Bayberry Properties Equal Housing Opportunity Statement: we do not discriminate on the bases of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, familial status (including children under the age of 18 living with parents of legal custodians, pregnant women, and people securing custody of children under the age of 18), military status, or handicap (disability).

Bayberry Properties LLC has a zero illegal drug tolerance policy and does not allow the use or sales of illegal drugs on or near our property by tenants or guests.  We cooperate fully with the City of Steubenville Police and the Jefferson County Sheriff, Federal Officers, as well as the Prosecutors office for both the City and County if you or your guests intend to have any involvement with illegal drugs you do not want to rent from us.  To protect you and the property we may schedule to inspect all rental units on a monthly basis and all tenants go through a nation wide criminal background check. 

Bayberry Properties is fully compliant with the City of Steubenville Rental Property Registration Code, Jefferson County and State of Ohio.

Lead, most properties built before 1978 may have lead in older paint, Bayberry Properties has taken steps to encapsulate all old paint in new paint to cover any potential lead, but you need to protect your family as well here is further information from the US EPA.