GENERAL INFORMATION: New Mexico Oklahoma Arkansas & Deferred Adjucations

3 Different States: 

all have their own way of handling a Deferred Felony

All these States have a Deferred Adjudication - type of law but they all call it something different.

In New Mexico, they use a term for their Deferred Felonies that I think describes the situation even better: Conditional Dismissal.

Oklahoma calls their deferred felony situation a similar name - a Deferred Sentence.


Arkansas is one of the few states to convict for a deferred felony then upon completion of the probation, they "un-convict" - they call this a First Offender Sentence.


The good news is that I have apartments in Houston, the DFW Metroplex, Austin and San Antonio that will work with your Deferred Felony, no matter where you "got it" and whatever it is called.


John

GENERAL INFORMATION: Sneaking Around - A Rotten Way To Live

Do you have to be "on the lookout" for the Apartment Staff?

So many of my clients have rented under someone else's name in the past or have lived at their boyfriend's or girlfriend's apartment without being on the lease.

They tell me they do this to get around a broken lease, an eviction, or a criminal conviction.  In MOST cases, they really don't have to do this.  There is a place for them; they just don't know it.

Today, I found that I was dealing with a guy who had a deferred adjudication for a felony (robbery) and a girl who had an eviction.

I didn't know they wanted to live together - they weren't being completely honest with me.  The solution was 2 places in the area that they wanted to live and at a price range they could afford. 

Actually, in most cases, the eviction causes more problems than a Deferred Felony (or as Texas calls it - a Deferred Adjudication for a Felony). She will have to make payment arraignments before she can be accepted.

Just be honest with me. And let's stop the sneaking around. You don't have to do it - it can't be fun!

GENERAL INFORMATION: Summer Moving Season is Upon Us

The Summer Is Almost Here - Leasing Season Has Begun

I called a complex today that doesn't have a thing until mid-June. That does 2 things to potential tenants:

1. Reduces the selection of available apartments AND drives up the price of the apartments that will open up

2. Makes everyone move in the heat of the Summer.  

I don't know which is worse.  But I do know this, make up your mind quickly because the selection is decreasing every day you wait.

GENERAL INFORMATION: The Street Sign Said "Second Chance Leasing" . What's That?

Does 2nd Chance Leasing apply to Criminal Convictions?

Hi, 2nd Chance leasing does not refer to Criminal Background.  It refers to Broken Leases and Evictions. Usually a place will consider some broken leases and evictions in tough times, like those we are facing today, to give folks a chance. They usually just charge a higher deposit (sometimes the deposit is non-refundable and they actually take out insurance with the funds).

I wish it would refer to a criminal background.  But don't lose hope.  If a place can't fill up their occupancy will 2nd Chance leasing, I have often see them ease their criminal policy -- at first they usually add Deferred Adjudications or lower the number of years they look back.