# Apartments for People on Parole in Texas | Locating Help > Line up a Texas apartment search with parole residence rules. Get locating help and keep property screening and your officer's approval as two separate steps. URL: https://felonfriendlyapartments.com/parole/ # Apartments for People on Parole in Texas On parole in Texas? Tell us your move date, budget and record. We check communities' written screening criteria and send you a list to look at. Your parole officer handles the residence rules and permissions that apply to you. [Start Your Free Search](/find-apartments/) ![Renter on the phone with a parole officer at a kitchen table in a Texas apartment](/images/misc/renter-on-phone-with-parole-officer-at-kitchen-tab.webp) ## What You Get - A search plan built around your parole housing deadline - Communities whose screening criteria fit your record - A clear split between the lease decision and your officer's address check - Free locating help in all five of our Texas metros ## You need two separate approvals The community decides if it approves your rental application. Your parole officer decides if the address fits your conditions. One approval doesn't replace the other. Our shortlist can't promise an address will pass both. ## Ask your officer before you pay or sign Ask your officer what order things happen in and which address details, household information and papers they need. Ask if they can check an address before you sign a lease, and how long that check usually takes. ## If you're still inside TDCJ You can't tour or sign a lease from inside. The institutional parole officer on your unit asks about your residence plan. Before you're released, a parole officer checks the address. Family can't turn in the plan for you, but they can give you their address and phone number to put in it. If there's no approved address, TDCJ may place you in a halfway house, called a residential reentry center, for a time. ## Moving in with a relative who rents The apartment usually has to approve you as an occupant, and that can mean a background check. Your officer may confirm with the leasing office. Living there without being on the lease can put your relative's lease at risk. It can put your address approval at risk too. ## Tell us your exact housing deadline Let us know your metro, budget, move date and any residence deadline. Tell us if that date is when you turn in an address, when you need permission or when you move in. Communities usually screen every adult moving in, so tell us who's moving in with you. We can't speed up your officer's review or promise apartment approval. Use [the address preparation questions](/guide/what-your-parole-officer-needs-to-approve-an-apartment/) and [deadline planning guide](/guide/meeting-a-parole-approved-residence-deadline/). If you need somewhere to stay until both decisions come through, go over [Local Help](/local-resources/) with your officer or case manager. Check with each provider directly to see if they have space. If you have to register as a sex offender, read [renting with a registration requirement](/sex-offense-registration/). ## How we plan around a parole deadline - **Tell us the date first.** If your deadline is close, say so on the form or when you call, and we start there. - **We check the criteria.** We track each community's screening and income rules and check them against your record and income. - **Your officer checks the address.** We can't speak for the Parole Division. Ask your officer what they need before you sign. ### How we compare | Topic | Searching on your own | With our team | | --- | --- | --- | | **Cost to you** | An application fee at each place you try | Our help is free. Participating communities may pay our sponsoring brokerage a referral fee. | | **Screening criteria** | Hard to learn before you pay | We track each community's criteria and check them against your record. | | **Address approval** | Your officer decides | Still your officer. We help you plan around the date. | | **Who decides** | The community | Still the community. We can't promise approval. | | **Reply time** | Depends on each office | We text you shortly after you send the form. Lists usually go out on weekdays, in one to two business days. | ![Apartment lease papers on a kitchen table](/images/features/independent-apartment-lease-documents-on-kitchen-t.webp) ![Two story garden style apartment community in Texas](/images/features/two-story-texas-garden-apartment-community-with-co-3.webp) ![Renter carrying a box into an empty apartment](/images/features/renter-carrying-box-into-empty-apartment-with-ceil.webp) ![Address papers and a utility bill on a table](/images/features/address-verification-documents-with-utility-bill-l.webp) ## How It Works ### Tell us the deadline and metro Share your housing deadline, metro, budget and move date. Tell us who's moving in with you and any limits on where you can live. ### We check the criteria We compare each community's screening criteria with your record and leave out any area your conditions rule out. ### You pick favorites We send you a list of communities to look at. You pick favorites, and we send them a guest card and help you set up tours. Confirm open units and fees with each one. ### Tour, apply and check with your officer Get any address approval you need before you sign or pay. The community decides on your application. ### Start Your Free Apartment Search Our locating help is free. Tell us about your move, budget and record. We text you shortly after you send the form. ## Questions About This Record Type ### Can I rent my own apartment on parole in Texas? Often, yes. Your parole conditions and your officer decide if an address works for you. The community decides on your rental application. You need both answers before you move. ### What does my parole officer need to approve an apartment? Officers and conditions differ. Ask them which address details, household facts and papers they want, and when. Our [parole address review guide](/guide/what-your-parole-officer-needs-to-approve-an-apartment/) lists questions to bring. ### What if my housing deadline is close? Tell us the date when you reach out, and tell us what it's for. Ask your officer what happens if you need more time. We text you shortly after you send the form, and your list usually goes out on a weekday, in one to two business days. ### Will the apartment know I'm on parole? Some applications ask about supervision, and many screening reports show the case. Answer each question honestly. We check how each community's criteria treat renters on parole. ### Does your help cost anything? No. Renters pay nothing for our locating service. Participating communities may pay our sponsoring brokerage a referral fee. Any application fees and deposits the community charges are still on you. ## Related Record Types ### [Probation](/probation/) See what we check → ### [Reentry Housing](/reentry-housing/) See what we check → ### [Felony Convictions](/felony-convictions/) See what we check → FREE GUIDES ## Guides for This Record Type ### [An Apartment Lease and Parole Address Approval Are Separate](/guide/independent-apartment-vs-approved-address-requirements/) Why a signed lease and a parole address approval are two different steps. Read guide → ### [Leaving TDCJ: Prepare for an Independent Apartment](/guide/moving-from-a-tdcj-facility-to-an-independent-apartment/) What to line up for your own lease after you leave a TDCJ facility. Read guide → ### [Income Documents for Your First Apartment After Reentry](/guide/income-and-employment-proof-for-reentry-renters/) The income papers to gather when you're starting a new job. Read guide → ## Prepare before you apply [Renter tools and budget checklist](/renter-resources/) · [Local Help](/local-resources/) · [How our free service works](/how-it-works/)