# Find Texas Apartments With Pending Charges | Free Help > An open case calls for specific screening questions. Get help planning a Texas apartment search without treating a pending charge as a conviction. URL: https://felonfriendlyapartments.com/pending-charges/ # Find Texas Apartments With Pending Charges Have a charge still pending in Texas? Tell us about your move, budget and case. Before you pay to apply, we check which communities' written criteria review open cases and what they need from you. [Start Your Free Search](/find-apartments/) ![A renter reviewing bond conditions paperwork for an apartment application](/images/misc/renter-at-kitchen-table-with-bond-conditions-docum.webp) ## What You Get - A plain read on how an open case shows on screening - A heads up when a community's rule declines open cases - A list of communities whose written rules review open cases - Free help in any of the five Texas metros we serve ## Go by where the case stands today A pending charge isn't a conviction. Don't guess at the final outcome, and don't describe a dismissal you expect as if it already happened. If the court has already closed the case, check that the screening report shows how it ended. ## What we check before you pay to apply - Will they review your application if this kind of case is still open? - Do they need to see how the case ends before they decide? - Will they update the application if the outcome changes? - Would you owe a new fee if they screen you again later? ## Check any restrictions on moving A court order, a release condition or a supervision rule may limit where you can live. If so, ask the court or your officer before you sign a lease. An apartment approval can't change those conditions. Read [our guide to renting with a pending case](/guide/renting-with-an-open-or-pending-case-in-texas/). We help with housing, not with your criminal case, and we can't give legal advice. If you need a place to stay before an apartment decision comes through, use [Local Help](/local-resources/) to find other options. ## How open cases show on a screening report Screening companies pull court records, and a case can show up before it ends. The report may list it as pending or open. Communities handle that in different ways: - **Decline any open case.** Some policies say no to every pending criminal charge. - **Decline some open cases.** Some policies decline only certain charge types, like violent charges. - **Look at the case.** Some policies review each open case and may ask for a letter from your lawyer or your bond conditions. We check which rule each community uses. ### 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. | | **Open case rules** | You often find out after you pay | We tell you if a community's rule declines your type of open case. | | **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. | ![Bond conditions and next court date papers on a desk](/images/features/bond-conditions-and-next-court-date-documents-on-d.webp) ![Garden style apartment community in Texas](/images/features/vacancy-motivated-texas-garden-apartment-community.webp) ![Renter carrying a moving box into an empty apartment](/images/features/renter-carrying-moving-box-into-empty-apartment-ce.webp) ![Letter from a lawyer on a kitchen counter next to a laptop](/images/features/attorney-letter-on-kitchen-counter-with-laptop-and.webp) ## How It Works ### Send us the basics Tell us your metro, budget and move date. Share the charge type and case status if you're comfortable. ### We check the rules We look at how each community's criteria treat an open case like yours, and we tell you when a rule declines it. ### Look over your options If some communities review open cases like yours, we send you a list. You pick favorites, and we send them a guest card. ### Tour and apply Ask about open units and fees before you pay anything. The community makes the call on your application. BEFORE YOU PAY ## Rules That Can End a Review Some community policies decline these outright. We check each community's rule and tell you before you pay a fee: - Any pending criminal charge, at communities with a strict open case rule - A pending violent felony charge, at communities that bar violent charges - An active warrant in your name ### 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 ### Do apartments look at pending charges? Many do. Screening reports can show a case before it ends. Some policies decline any open case, some decline only certain charges and some look at each case. ### Is a pending violent felony a hard stop? It is at communities that turn down open violent charges. Others may review the case. We check each community's rule and tell you what we find. ### What if my lawyer expects the case to be dismissed? Go by where the case stands today, not the outcome you hope for. Some communities may take a letter from your lawyer. We find out what each one needs. ### Should I list the pending case on the application? Read the exact question. If it asks about pending charges, answer honestly. A pending case isn't a conviction, so a question that asks only about convictions is asking something else. Ask a lawyer if you're unsure. ### Does your help cost anything? No. Our locating service is free to renters. Participating communities may pay our sponsoring brokerage a referral fee. You still pay the community's own application fees and deposits. ## Related Record Types ### [Felony Convictions](/felony-convictions/) See what we check → ### [Dismissed Charges](/dismissed-charges/) See what we check → ### [Assault and Violent Offenses](/assault-violent-offenses/) See what we check → FREE GUIDES ## Guides for This Record Type ### [Arrest vs. Conviction: Reading a Tenant Screening Report](/guide/arrest-vs-conviction-on-a-background-check/) How a report lists an arrest, a pending case and a conviction. Read guide → ### [Check Your Records Before an Apartment Application](/guide/how-to-check-your-own-background-before-you-apply/) See what your records show before a community runs its report. Read guide → ### [Texas Rental Selection Criteria: Know Before You Pay](/guide/texas-selection-criteria-notice-explained/) What a Texas selection criteria notice tells you before you pay. 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/)