GUIDE
Need to Move During Active Deferred Adjudication?
When deferred adjudication is still active, plan the move around your supervision conditions and the apartment’s criteria. A property agreeing to review your application isn't the same as your officer approving the address.
What this guide covers
- Talking with your officer first
- Describing your case the right way
- Keeping apartment and supervision details apart
Start with your officer
Before you pay a deposit or sign, ask your supervision officer what permission you need to move and who gives it. Ask about changing counties, household restrictions, reporting dates and any documents they need. Keep the answer with your move plan.
Say exactly where your case stands
If the deferred case is still active, tell the reviewer it's active. Don't call it completed, dismissed or sealed before it is, even when you expect to finish. Read the property's application question carefully. If it's unclear what you have to disclose, get legal advice.
Keep two sets of information straight
- For the apartment: accepted documents, fees and lease start date. We check the written criteria.
- For supervision: the full address, move date, household details and anything else your officer asks for.
Ask each side about timing. Don't assume one will wait for the other. We can't approve the address for your officer, and we can't speed up the court or your supervision.
Read how deferred status differs from a conviction and residence change questions. Our locating team sends you a list of apartments to look at as you get the permissions you need.
What to do next
- Ask your officer what permission you need to move.
- Describe the case as active on any application.
- Send us your search details. We check the written criteria against your record.
- Get the address approved before you sign or pay a deposit.
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.
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Can I rent if my deferred adjudication is still active?
At some properties, yes. Some written policies allow a review during supervision. We check how each policy treats your status.
Should I say my deferred case is done?
Not until it is. If it's active, say it's active. If the application question is unclear, get legal advice.
Does a property review approve my new address?
No. Your officer handles permission for the address. The apartment's decision is separate.
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