# An Apartment Lease and Parole Address Approval Are Separate

> Signing your own lease and getting a parole address approved are separate steps. Ask your officer about the address before you sign or pay anything.

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# An Apartment Lease and Parole Address Approval Are Separate

Getting approved for an apartment and getting your address approved by supervision are two separate things. The landlord decides your rental application. Your officer and the supervision office decide if the address fits your conditions.

![Two housing options compared on paper at a desk](/images/misc/two-housing-options-compared-on-paper-at-a-desk-ca.webp)

## What this guide covers

- How a regular apartment lease works
- How supervised placement is different
- What to ask both sides about one address

## An independent apartment is a regular rental

You apply to a property, meet its criteria and sign its lease if you're approved. That alone doesn't give you permission to move when you're under supervision. Before you pay or sign, ask your officer what residence approval you need and what order to do things in.

## Approved placement has its own process

Getting into a residential reentry center or other supervised housing can take an agency referral. It comes with its own placement rules and an intake with the provider. A directory listing doesn't hold a bed for you or mean they'll take you. Call the agency in charge and the provider to find out the steps.

![Person reviewing lease and income documents](/images/misc/person-reviewing-lease-and-income-documents.webp)

## Ask both sides about the same address

- Full street address and unit, when available.

- The move date you want and who will live with you.

- Any restrictions they need to check.

- The documents each side needs.

- What happens if one decision takes longer than the other.

A conditional approval from the property isn't final permission to live there. And approval from supervision doesn't mean the property will lease to you.

Use the [TDCJ residential reentry center information](https://www.tdcj.texas.gov/divisions/pd/residential_reentry_centers.html) for that program and [Local Help](/local-resources/) for other local intake options. Our [locating service](/reentry-housing/) helps with independent apartments only. We don't arrange or approve supervised placements.

## What to do next

1. Ask your officer what residence approval you need and in what order.
2. Send us [your search details](/find-apartments/). We check apartment criteria against your record.
3. Share the full address with your officer before you sign or pay.
4. Keep both answers in writing with your move papers.

Published by the Felon Friendly Apartment Team. This is general renter information. Each property makes its own decisions, and questions about your own case belong with a lawyer or legal aid.

RELATED SERVICE

## Apartments for People on Parole in Texas

We help renters on parole look for independent apartments and check each community's criteria against their record. Your parole officer handles address approval.

[See how our locating service works →](/parole/)

## Common Questions

### Can I rent my own apartment on parole instead of supervised housing?

Sometimes. Your conditions and your officer's approval of the address come first. The property makes its own rental decision.

### Does a property approval mean my officer approves the address?

No. They're two separate decisions. A lease approval isn't permission from supervision, and supervision approval doesn't mean the property will lease to you.

### Can you set up a halfway house or reentry center bed?

No. We help with independent apartments only. The agency in charge and the provider handle supervised placements.

## Know Where You Stand Before You Pay to Apply

Tell us what you need in your next home. We check each community's screening criteria against your record for free, so you can pick where to spend application fees.

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