# Second Chance Apartments Azle TX | Free Locating > Looking for second chance apartments in Azle TX? Free locating for renters with evictions, broken leases, or bad credit. Call (817) 555-0142. URL: https://fortworthsecondchanceapartments.com/service-areas/azle/ ![Tarrant County garden-style apartment complex exterior with carports and parking lot under overcast daylight](/images/hero/tarrant-county-garden-style-apartment-complex-exte.webp) Tarrant County and Parker County · Population 15,767 # Find a Second Chance Apartment in Azle, TX Last updated: August 1, 2026 Fort Worth Second Chance Team - licensed Texas agent, TREC #679806, veteran-operated - locates apartments in Azle, TX for renters carrying evictions, broken leases, or bad credit. Azle straddles the Tarrant County and Parker County line about 15 miles northwest of Fort Worth along SH-199 (Jacksboro Highway), with most rental inventory concentrated near the Jacksboro Highway retail corridor and residential streets feeding Eagle Mountain Lake. The stock is older garden-style apartments managed by smaller local operators where on-site managers retain real discretion over screening decisions. The city is growing at 2.62% annually, and rents track below the $1,438 Tarrant County average. Free to renters. Response in under 60 minutes during posted hours Free to renters TREC #679806 English & Spanish Start Your Search [/start-your-search/ →](/start-your-search/) (817) 555-0142 [tel:+18175550142 →](tel:+18175550142) Licensed TREC #679806 Brokerage Spirit Real Estate Group, TREC #562021-B Cost to you $0, communities pay the referral fee Response Under 60 minutes during posted hours Why the last application failed ## Denied in Azle? Here Is What Blocked Your Approval Fort Worth landlords filed just under 46,000 eviction notices in 2023, and Texas court records are public the day they are filed. Most renters with a record are not failing because approval is impossible. They are failing because nobody told them the criteria before they paid the fee. Every denial costs $50 to $100 A run of them burns $400 to $600 in non-refundable fees with nothing to show for it. The fee is charged whether the answer was ever going to be yes. "Second chance" ads still deny you Plenty of listings marketed that way still decline a five-year-old filing or an open balance. The ad is marketing. The criteria are what decide. A dismissed eviction still shows Texas filings are public from the day they are filed and never expire. A dismissal changes the disposition, not the existence of the record. What is different about this market Dual-county suburb on the SH-199 corridor where older locally managed stock and on-site manager discretion define the primary second chance route. We start the search from that, not from a generic county-wide list. ![Rental application denial letter and a phone left on a kitchen counter in harsh midday light](/images/misc/rental-application-denial-letter-and-a-phone-left-.webp) What it costs Three to five denials is $400 to $600 in fees you do not get back. At a glance ## What decides a rental search here Population & county 15,767 Tarrant County and Parker County 2.62% annually School districts - Azle ISD Major employers - Azle Independent School District - City of Azle - SH-199 corridor retail and service employers Commute & transit SH-199 (Jacksboro Highway) SH-730 ![Row of Tarrant County apartment buildings along a residential street with parked cars and live oaks](/images/misc/row-of-tarrant-county-apartment-buildings-along-a-.webp) Rent context As of mid-2026, rents here track below the $1,438 Tarrant County average, with older garden-style units available from roughly $900 to $1,200 for one-bedrooms. The older locally managed stock accounts for most of that difference and reduces the deposit, any conditional risk fee, and a guarantor program premium relative to newer Fort Worth suburbs. Fort Worth apartments average $1438 across all unit types, with studios around $1,075, 1BRs $1,259, 2BRs $1,590, and 3BRs $2,011. ## Eviction, Broken Lease, or Bad Credit - Find Your Approval Route Same second chance apartment locating in Fort Worth [/ →](/) across the county, applied to whatever is on your record. Start with the one that matches your situation. ![Fort Worth Second Chance Team reviewing a rental application at a leasing office desk](/images/misc/fort-worth-apartment-leasing-office-desk-with-a-pr.webp) ### Apartments That Accept Evictions Free apartment locating for Fort Worth renters with an eviction filing. Each community's lookback window and balance policy verified before you apply. Free to renters [Apartments That Accept Evictions →](/apartments-that-accept-evictions/) ![Fort Worth Second Chance Team lease paperwork and pen on a leasing office table beside a laptop](/images/misc/signed-apartment-lease-paperwork-and-a-pen-on-a-le.webp) ### Apartments That Accept a Guarantor Matching you to communities that accept a third-party lease guarantee or deposit alternative. Free to renters [Apartments That Accept a Guarantor →](/apartments-that-accept-a-guarantor/) ![Cardboard moving boxes stacked in an empty Fort Worth apartment with vinyl plank flooring after a lease break](/images/misc/cardboard-moving-boxes-stacked-in-an-empty-apartme.webp) ### Broken Lease Apartments Placement for renters carrying a broken lease, with or without an open balance. Free to renters [Broken Lease Apartments →](/broken-lease-apartments/) ![Credit report and phone showing rental screening score on a Fort Worth kitchen counter](/images/misc/printed-credit-report-pages-and-a-phone-showing-a-.webp) ### Bad Credit Apartments Free apartment locating for renters in Fort Worth with credit below the 580-620 threshold most properties set. Free to renters [Bad Credit Apartments →](/bad-credit-apartments/) ![Fort Worth Class A apartment building exterior with balconies and ground-floor leasing office](/images/misc/newer-four-story-class-a-apartment-building-exteri.webp) ### Luxury Apartments With Bad Credit Access to new construction and Class A inventory through criteria matching and third-party programs. Free to renters [Luxury Apartments With Bad Credit →](/luxury-apartments-with-bad-credit/) ![Vacant-ready Fort Worth apartment living room with vinyl plank flooring ready for immediate move-in](/images/misc/vacant-ready-apartment-living-room-with-clean-viny.webp) ### Immediate Move-In Apartments Expedited search on immediate move-in inventory in Fort Worth for renters facing a hard deadline. Free to renters [Immediate Move-In Apartments →](/immediate-move-in-apartments/) Most relevant here: Apartments That Accept Evictions [/apartments-that-accept-evictions/ →](/apartments-that-accept-evictions/) ## How Your Azle Apartment Search Works Four steps from your first message to keys. Most of the work happens before you ever pay an application fee. Step 1 ### Tell us the record Move-in date, budget, the part of town you need to be near, and the filing, balance, credit range, or background behind the last denial. Step 2 ### We match criteria Your file goes against criteria we confirmed and dated: lookback windows, balance policy, income multiple, credit floor, and which third-party programs each community accepts. Step 3 ### You apply once Document set prepared, letter of explanation where it helps, and applications only where the criteria already permit your record. Step 4 ### Lease review and keys We read the lease with you, confirm total cash at signing, and follow up on a denial if one comes back. What you are agreeing to ## Stop Spending Application Fees on Properties That Will Deny You Send us the situation you would rather not put in an application: the filing, the balance, the credit range, the background. It is the part that decides where we start. Start Your Search [/start-your-search/ →](/start-your-search/) Text us your situation [sms:8175550142 →](sms:8175550142) - No fee, no deposit, and no charge for the research. The community pays a referral fee at lease signing, and your rent is not raised to cover it. - No obligation. If nothing here fits your file this month, we say so instead of sending you to tour anyway. - Total cash to move in is stated before you tour, not after an approval lands. - If a neighboring city reaches the same jobs for less rent, we tell you that too. Why this market is different ## How Second Chance Leasing Works in Azle's Rental Market ### Older stock where the manager can still read your file Most of the rental inventory along **SH-199 (Jacksboro Highway)** and the side streets feeding it is owned or managed by smaller local operators who do not run **RealPage** or **Yardi** automated screening. When a manager reads your file directly, a dismissed eviction, a lease broken because of a job loss or a documented circumstance, or a settled landlord balance can land differently than it does in front of an algorithm. That does not mean criteria are absent. Each property sets its own lookback window, its own balance policy, and its own standard for what counts as a sufficient explanation. The city straddles the **Tarrant County and Parker County** line, so eviction filings go through **Tarrant County Justice of the Peace courts** for the Tarrant side and **Parker County Justice of the Peace courts** for the Parker side - both systems make filings public from the day they are filed regardless of outcome. Fort Worth Second Chance Team confirms criteria with each property, logs the date it was confirmed, and prepares the letter of explanation before your first application, so the manager reads your account rather than assembling one from the court record alone. ![Galley kitchen in a Tarrant County apartment with laminate countertops, white appliances, and vinyl plank flooring](/images/misc/galley-kitchen-in-a-tarrant-county-apartment-with-.webp) ### Below-average rents and on-site discretion, fifteen miles from Fort Worth The rental stock here runs predominantly 1970s through 1990s garden-style apartments, concentrated along the **SH-199 (Jacksboro Highway)** corridor through downtown Azle and residential streets to the east, with additional inventory along **SH-730** toward the northeast. That age profile and independent ownership model keeps rents below the $1,438 Tarrant County average (2026 data), with one-bedrooms available from roughly $900 to $1,200. A lower base rent reduces every dollar at signing: the deposit, any conditional risk fee, and the one-time premium through **TheGuarantors**, **OneApp Guarantee**, or **Liberty Rent** when a file needs a program rather than a conversation. **Eagle Mountain Lake** to the south anchors the city's character, with **Shady Grove Park** offering boat access, picnic areas, and walking trails that serve the surrounding residential corridors. **Cross Timbers Golf Course** and **Central Park** are established community fixtures along the **SH-199** frontage. The **Pelican Bay area** on the lake's western shore adds a lakeside character to what is otherwise a highway-oriented rental market. **Azle ISD** and **Azle High School** serve the entire city across both county lines, so school district boundaries follow the city rather than the county split. If an Azle ISD address is the constraint rather than a specific neighborhood, say so at intake and the search stays inside the district. Deposit alternatives through **Jetty** or **LeaseLock** can reduce cash at signing when a conditional approval doubles the deposit, and a guarantor program through **TheGuarantors**, **OneApp Guarantee**, or **Liberty Rent** is available when a file needs a program rather than a conversation with a manager. ### Why Azle Renters With a Record Choose Our Team - Fort Worth Second Chance Team confirms criteria with each locally managed property and logs the date, including operators along the SH-199 corridor who do not publish screening policies online - We prepare the letter of explanation that corridor properties will actually read - We research which county's JP court record applies to your filing - Tarrant or Parker - before sorting properties by lookback window - We identify which properties accept lease guarantee programs through TheGuarantors or OneApp Guarantee when a file needs a program rather than a conversation - Free to you, because the community pays a referral fee at lease signing About property criteria here Community criteria are confirmed with the property or management company, logged with a date, and re-verified quarterly. Criteria are not a guarantee of approval. We do not publish a static list of community names here, because criteria shift with occupancy and a stale list costs you application fees. When you send us your situation we pull the current, dated criteria for the communities that fit it: eviction lookback, rental debt policy, income multiple, background policy, and which third-party programs each one accepts. ## Before you apply: Apartments That Accept Evictions Guide ### Dismissed, Settled, or Judgment: How Each Eviction Disposition Screens Three dispositions, three different screening outcomes. Find out which one you carry and what documenting it changes on an application. [Dismissed, Settled, or Judgment: How Each Eviction Disposition Screens →](/guide/dismissed-settled-or-judgment-eviction-dispositions/) Guide ### How to Write an Eviction Letter of Explanation Property Managers Accept Dates, disposition, what changed since, and current stability, what the letter must contain, what to attach, and what to leave out. [How to Write an Eviction Letter of Explanation Property Managers Accept →](/guide/eviction-letter-of-explanation/) Guide ### Eviction Lookback Windows: How Far Back Fort Worth Properties Check Common lookback windows, who sets them, and why 'second chance' ads still deny five-year filings with an open balance. [Eviction Lookback Windows: How Far Back Fort Worth Properties Check →](/guide/eviction-lookback-windows-fort-worth/) Guide ### Eviction on Your Record: Guarantor Program vs. Softer-Criteria Property Two paths with an eviction filing: a property whose criteria already permit it, or one that approves with a guarantee. Cost, inventory, and speed compared. [Eviction on Your Record: Guarantor Program vs. Softer-Criteria Property →](/guide/guarantor-vs-softer-criteria-property-with-an-eviction/) Coverage ## Where we search in Azle We work the whole city, not a shortlist. These are the areas renters ask for most often, and the reference points people use when they tell us where they need to be. ### Neighborhoods and districts Downtown Azle East Azle West Azle Pelican Bay area SH-199 corridor SH-730 corridor Northeast Azle Lake-adjacent Azle Searching a different part of the county? Our service area pages [/service-areas/ →](/service-areas/) cover the rest of Tarrant County. ### Landmarks renters navigate by - Eagle Mountain Lake - Cross Timbers Golf Course - Central Park - Shady Grove Park - Golden Pond Playground Getting around SH-199 (Jacksboro Highway) is the primary artery, running from Fort Worth directly into downtown Azle and continuing northwest. SH-730 provides a secondary north-south route through the eastern part of the city. There is no commuter rail or fixed-route bus service inside Azle city limits. A car belongs in the housing budget alongside rent for nearly every apartment here, including the commute back to Fort Worth and the mid-cities employment base. ## Questions Azle Renters Ask Before Applying Are there second chance apartments in Azle with an eviction on my record? Yes. Most of the inventory along the SH-199 corridor is locally managed, and local managers can weigh context rather than only a pass or fail output from automated screening. A dismissed eviction or one with a documentable explanation stands a better chance of being read here than in a corporate-criteria building. Each property still sets its own lookback window and balance policy, which we confirm with the property before you apply. Which county's court record applies to me - Tarrant or Parker? It depends on which side of the county line your filing was processed through. The city straddles Tarrant and Parker counties, so eviction filings go through the respective JP courts for each county. Both systems make filings public from the day they are filed and neither expires. We identify which system your filing ran through before sorting properties by lookback window. Are rents lower here than the rest of Tarrant County? Yes. As of 2026, one-bedroom apartments are available from roughly $900 to $1,200, below the $1,438 Tarrant County average. The predominantly older garden-style stock accounts for most of that difference. A lower base rent reduces every line item at signing: the deposit, any conditional risk fee, and the one-time premium through TheGuarantors or OneApp Guarantee if a guarantor program is used. Is there commuter rail or bus service in Azle? No. TEXRail and the Trinity Railway Express do not reach this area, and there is no fixed-route bus service inside city limits. A car belongs in the housing budget alongside rent. If you commute to Fort Worth, SH-199 (Jacksboro Highway) is the direct route and the drive runs about 20 to 25 minutes in off-peak traffic. Which school district serves apartments here? Azle ISD serves the entire city across both county lines, so the school district boundaries follow the city rather than the Tarrant-Parker county split. If an Azle ISD address is the constraint, tell us at intake and we will build the search around the district rather than a specific neighborhood. Where can I find a second chance apartment near me in Azle? Fort Worth Second Chance Team covers all of the city, from older locally managed properties along the SH-199 corridor to neighborhoods near Eagle Mountain Lake and the SH-730 area. Tell us your move-in date and your record at intake, and we match you to communities whose criteria already permit your file. Response in under 60 minutes during posted hours. Start Your Search [/start-your-search/ →](/start-your-search/) Free to you. Response in under 60 minutes during posted hours ## Nearby cities we cover Widening the search by one city often changes what your file can reach. A lower rent means a lower income multiple and a smaller deposit at signing, and the criteria are different one city over. We serve all of Fort Worth and Tarrant County. These five city pages exist because each has a documented, non-interchangeable approval story, not because our service area is limited to them. - Northwest Tarrant County Suburban multi-city market split between older locally managed stock in Saginaw and Lake Worth, and newer Keller planned communities running corporate criteria with broad guarantor acceptance, requiring a different approval path per barrier type. [/service-areas/northwest-tarrant-county/ →](/service-areas/northwest-tarrant-county/) - Weatherford Parker County seat with older locally managed stock, below-average rents, and on-site discretion as the primary second chance approval path. [/service-areas/weatherford/ →](/service-areas/weatherford/) - North Fort Worth Alliance corridor Class A delivery wave with broad guarantor acceptance, alongside older Fossil Creek stock where on-site discretion still lives. [/service-areas/north-fort-worth/ →](/service-areas/north-fort-worth/) - All service areas [/service-areas/ →](/service-areas/) ![Garden-style Fort Worth apartment building seen from the parking lot on an overcast afternoon](/images/hero/three-story-garden-style-fort-worth-apartment-buil.webp) ## Ready for a Second Chance Apartment in Azle? Tell us your record and your move-in date. We come back with communities whose criteria already permit it, and what each one costs at signing. Start Your Search [/start-your-search/ →](/start-your-search/) Call (817) 555-0142 [tel:+18175550142 →](tel:+18175550142) Free to renters. Communities pay the referral fee at lease signing. We do not guarantee approval; every screening decision belongs to the community.