Find Texas Apartments That Accept Drug Offenses
Looking for apartments that accept drug convictions in Texas? We help you find communities to look at, free, and we check how their written criteria apply to your case.
What You Get
- How each community's rules treat possession, delivery and other drug offenses
- Which communities offer individual review for drug records
- How the age of the case and a finished sentence fit each rule
- A check of the income and household rules on top of the record rules
Start with the final offense
A policy may treat possession, delivery and other drug offenses differently. Check the final disposition against the report, not just the original charge. We check if each rule covers convictions, pending cases or other outcomes.
How Texas Apartments Screen Drug Records
- Possession or delivery. Many written rules treat possession apart from delivery or manufacturing. Some are stricter about delivery.
- The level of the offense. Texas sorts drugs into penalty groups (Health and Safety Code Chapter 481). The group and the amount set the level, from misdemeanor to felony.
- State jail felony. Possession of under one gram of a Penalty Group 1 drug is a state jail felony (Section 481.115). Most rules still count it as a felony.
- Program completion. Proof you finished drug court or treatment can help where a person reviews the file. An automatic screening system may never see it.
Questions we ask each community
- Which category does the community put your offense in?
- Which date starts a lookback, if one applies?
- Do they offer individual review, and do you have to pay for an application to get it?
- What else does your household need to qualify?
Keep assisted housing separate from your apartment search
If you're thinking about a housing assistance program, ask the people who run it for their current rules on who qualifies. We help with private apartments. We don't handle public housing applications.
Use our questions to ask about drug convictions to see what we check in each policy. A rent special or an older, cheaper building doesn't mean the screening rules are looser. Tell us your metro, budget and move date to get started. Each community decides if it will review and approve your application.
What to Have Ready
- Your court disposition, the record that shows how the case ended
- Proof you finished your sentence or probation
- Pay stubs or other proof of income
- Any treatment or program completion letters you want a reviewer to see
How We Compare to Searching on Your Own
| Feature | Searching listing sites alone | Felon Friendly Apartments |
|---|---|---|
| Drug offense rules | Usually not in the listing | We check how each community treats possession, delivery and other drug cases |
| Lookback dates | You read each rule yourself | We check which date starts each rule's clock |
| Cost to you | Every application fee is yours | Our help is free. Participating communities may pay our brokerage a referral fee. |
| Who decides | The community | The community. We can't promise approval |
| License | Varies | Spirit Real Estate Group, TREC license #562021 |
How It Works
Tell us the offense and outcome
Possession or delivery, the level, how the case ended and the dates. Add your metro, budget and move date.
We check each community's rules
Drug rules vary a lot from one community to the next. We check each one against your record, along with its income rules.
You get a list to work from
Communities whose written criteria fit your record and budget. It's a starting point, not a promise.
You tour and apply
Confirm open units, fees and lease terms with the community before you pay. The community decides.
Why Us for This Record
We check drug rules
Communities sort drug offenses in their own ways. We check how each one does it and which ones offer a second look.
We put your proof to use
Where a person reviews the file, we tell you which papers they take, like a program completion letter.
Free to renters
The search costs you nothing. Participating communities may pay our brokerage a referral fee.
Licensed brokerage
We work under Spirit Real Estate Group, TREC license #562021.
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Our locating help is free. Tell us about your move, budget and record. We text you shortly after you send the form.
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Questions About This Record Type
Do apartments treat possession and delivery the same?
Not always. Many written rules have one line for possession and a stricter one for delivery or manufacturing. We check how each community's wording fits your final offense.
Does finishing drug court or treatment help?
Where a person reviews your file, it can. Proof in writing shows the case is behind you. An automatic screening system may never see that proof, which is why we look for communities with individual review.
What about federal drug convictions?
Most written rules we see don't separate federal convictions from state ones. Federally assisted housing has its own rules on who can get in. Ask that program about them, since we only help with private apartments.
What if I have marijuana on my record?
Marijuana possession is still a crime under Texas law. Some written rules treat a small possession case lighter than other drug cases. Others don't. We check how each community treats yours.
How old does a drug conviction need to be?
There's no single cutoff. Written criteria often count back a set number of years, and some list offenses with no time limit. We check the rule and the date that starts its clock.
FREE GUIDES
Guides for This Record Type
Possession vs. Distribution: How Rental Criteria Differ
How written rules split possession from delivery.
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Apartment Lookback Periods: Which Date Actually Counts?
Which date starts a lookback, and what the law limits.
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What Individualized Review Means for a Felony Record
Who reviews a felony file and what papers can count.
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Check Your Records Before an Apartment Application
Pull your own files and compare the case outcomes first.
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