GENERAL INFORMATION: Don't give up finding a great place

Had the Ex call me when his ex-wife couldn't

find a "decent" place because of her Felony

The client was presented by their previous locator with one option, and not a very attractive one. She had been accepted there but her Ex said he didn't feel this apartment was "safe". 

That's why he called me.

Within a day, I identified several places that they could visit. One of them was nice, convienent, and priced right.  The management told me they couldn't pre-qualify and the manager placed the odds of acceptance at 50%.

But I had dealt with this firm before on very similar cases and my clients HAD been accepted there. I told my client that it was a 50/50 shot but I advised him to go see it with his Ex and apply.

Sometimes, just letting a complex meet and talk to you makes a real difference. Especially when you can "humanize" your legal difficulties and explain what happened.  Let the complexes see that "you may have a conviction, but you aren't a bad person".

The morale of the story - don't settle for an apartment that you don't feel safe in. You have options. You just need an apartment locating specialist, after all this is all I do -- help people who have convictions (felonies, deferred adjudications, and misdemeanors) find Texas apartments in Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Austin.

AUSTIN: Only 20 apartments in Austin will accept you until Year 10

Only 20 Places until Year 10

Well, 20 total places for a felony conviction are available. But what applies to you will certainly be less than that number.  Location, price range, availability, and the "crime and time" restriction will certainly affect your choices.

What do I mean by CRIME & TIME?  Many apartments have a rule on when they will consider you for an apartment.  Usually the more "distasteful" a crime is creates their guidelines.  Let me give you 3 examples:

1. A hot check felony may be accepted at year 1 by some complexes since they view their risk as minimal (they will insist that you pay with a money order).

2. A marijuana possession crime may be accepted by some complexes at year 5.  However a dealing or distribution crime may not be accepted until year 10.

3. Some complexes will never take an aggravated felony (weapon or threat used in a crime) or violent crime while others wait for 10 years.

Austin has one of the highest rental rates in Texas.  The owners protect their investment and I know of no places who do not check back to see criminal backgrounds.  Unless you want to risk your application fee, you should call me or submit a form to request my free service.