Apartments That Accept Domestic Violence Convictions in Texas
Felon Friendly Apartments identifies the narrow set of Texas apartment communities that review domestic violence records and pre-screens your situation before any application is submitted.
It is part of our free, licensed felon friendly apartments locating service across five Texas metros.
What You Get
- ✓How landlords treat domestic violence records
- ✓How offense age changes your options
- ✓Honest expectations and hard-stop disclosure
- ✓Application fee rebated on approval
Felon Friendly Apartments is a free, TREC-licensed locating service that places renters with domestic violence convictions into apartments across Austin, San Antonio, Houston, Dallas, and Fort Worth. Domestic violence records face some of the highest screening scrutiny in Texas apartment communities. Offense age is the main variable that determines whether a garden-style property, Class B complex, or vacancy-motivated community will review your application on its own merits.
How Screening Treats Family Violence Records
- Older Class A misdemeanor family violence - a narrow but real set of vacancy-motivated properties will review case-by-case, especially with documented intervention.
- Older third-degree felony - narrower still.
- Recent domestic violence conviction - very narrow. Some properties will still review; expect a small shortlist.
- Pending charges - near-universal decline.
Most Class A apartment communities in Texas auto-decline domestic violence convictions through automated screening platforms like RealPage or TransUnion SmartMove. The properties that remain open to review tend to be independently managed communities or Class B/C complexes where a human reviewer evaluates your record individually. An affirmative finding of family violence under Texas Family Code can surface separately in screening reports, and property policies vary on how they weight it.
| Feature | Typical Locator | Felon Friendly Apartments |
|---|---|---|
| Specialization | Bundles criminal records with credit and evictions | Criminal background only |
| Pre-screening | None - renters apply blind | Record matched against property policies before applying |
| Cost to renter | Free, but blind applications waste $200-500+ in fees | Free with application fee rebated on approval |
| Hard-stop disclosure | Rarely disclosed up front | Told immediately during intake |
Related Record Types
- Assault or violent offenses - the broader violent-record pathway.
- Felony convictions - the general felony framework.
- Multiple convictions - stacked records.
Free Intake for Texas Renters
Submit your offense type, class, and conviction date through the Felon Friendly Apartments intake form. The team responds within 24-48 hours (2026 service level) with a pre-screened shortlist or an honest assessment if options are limited.
How It Works
Send us the offense, class, and date
Class A misdemeanor family violence, third-degree felony continuous violence, deferred outcome - each screens differently.
Honest assessment day one
We tell you where you sit. If pending charges or an active protective order create hard stops, we say so up front.
Matched shortlist if realistic
For older offenses, a narrow shortlist of properties in your metro that run genuine individualized review.
Legal-aid referral if you want to pursue sealing
We refer to Clean Slate Texas or Texas RioGrande Legal Aid - we do not provide legal advice.
HONEST NOTE
Near-Universal Hard Stops
We say this up front rather than collect an application fee that will not lead to approval:
- !Pending violent felony charges (near-universal decline)
- !Active warrants (near-universal decline)
- !Residency restrictions from protective orders (property-specific)
Send Us Your Domestic Violence Details
Free, licensed, 24-48 hour shortlist. Application fee rebated on approval.
TESTIMONIALS
What Renters Say
Real feedback from Texas renters we've helped. First-initial only to protect privacy.
"I had a felony from seven years ago and every application came back denied. They sent me a shortlist of four properties that actually review case-by-case. I got approved at the second one."
"They were honest with me about which properties would even look at my record. No false hope, no runaround. That saved me from wasting more application fees."
"I was on a parole deadline and didn't know where to start. They moved fast and found a place my officer approved before the deadline. The fee rebate on approval was real."
"I didn't realize my deferred adjudication still showed on screening reports. They explained it plainly and matched me to a community that treated it correctly."
See Apartments That Accept Your Record
Free, confidential, and typically returned in 24-48 hours.
Questions About This Record Type
Can I rent an apartment with a domestic violence conviction?
Yes, but the reviewing pool is smaller than for most other criminal records. Offense age is the biggest variable - an older Class A misdemeanor family-violence conviction with a completed batterer intervention program opens meaningfully more properties than a recent one. We pre-screen your specific situation against property-level policies before any application fee is spent.
Does an 'affirmative finding of family violence' matter for screening?
It can. Affirmative findings under Texas Family Code sit on the record in a way that some screening vendors surface distinctly. Property policies vary on how they weight it.
Does completing a batterer intervention program (BIPP) help my application?
At properties that run individualized review, yes. Documented completion signals a closed chapter to a human reviewer. Automated screening usually never reads it.
What about pending charges or an active protective order?
Pending violent felony charges are near-universal declines across all five Texas metros we serve. An active protective order can restrict where you are legally permitted to live, limiting available properties further. We verify both during intake before building any shortlist.
How much does it cost to get help finding an apartment with a domestic violence record?
The locating service is free to renters. Apartment communities pay referral fees from their marketing budgets, so your rent is identical to walk-in rates. The application fee is rebated upon approval and lease signing. TREC License #679806 is verifiable at trec.texas.gov.