# Second Chance Apartments Burleson / Crowley | No Fee > Looking for second chance apartments in Burleson / Crowley TX? Free locating for renters with evictions, broken leases, or bad credit. (817) 555-0142. URL: https://fortworthsecondchanceapartments.com/service-areas/burleson-crowley/ ![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 · Population # Second Chance Apartments in Burleson and Crowley, TX Last updated: August 1, 2026 Fort Worth Second Chance Team - licensed Texas agent, TREC #679806, veteran-operated - locates apartments in Burleson and Crowley in southern Tarrant County for renters carrying evictions, broken leases, or bad credit. The US-287 corridor and Crowley Road hold older locally managed garden-style stock where on-site managers retain real discretion, and rents track at or below the $1,438 Fort Worth average. Newer product along the Chisholm Trail Parkway corridor runs corporate criteria with guarantor program acceptance. 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 Burleson / Crowley? Here Is Why 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 Older locally managed US-287 and Crowley Road stock where on-site discretion is the primary approval path, alongside newer Chisholm Trail corridor product with guarantor acceptance, at below-average rents. 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 Tarrant County School districts - Burleson ISD - Crowley ISD Major employers - US-287 corridor retail and service employers - Chisholm Trail Parkway corridor logistics and distribution - Burleson ISD and Crowley ISD support employers Commute & transit US-287 Chisholm Trail Parkway (SH-121T) I-35W ![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 2026, rents here generally track at or below the $1,438 Fort Worth average, with older locally managed stock at the lower end and newer Chisholm Trail corridor product near the average. Fort Worth apartments average $1438 across all unit types, with studios around $1,075, 1BRs $1,259, 2BRs $1,590, and 3BRs $2,011. ## Second Chance Locating for Every Barrier Type 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 Apartment Search Works, Start to Keys 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 ## Second Chance Apartments in the Burleson / Crowley Market ### A market where the manager still reads your file Most of the rental inventory along **US-287** and the streets connecting Crowley and Burleson in southern Tarrant County is owned or managed by smaller local operators who do not run **RealPage** or **Yardi** automated screening. When a manager can read your file, the framing of your application changes. A dismissed eviction, a lease broken because of a job loss or a relocation, a settled balance - these land differently in front of a person than 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. Fort Worth Second Chance Team confirms those criteria with the property or management company, logs the date, and prepares the letter of explanation before your first application. The search starts with your record, not the listing price. ![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) ### Older US-287 stock and Chisholm Trail corridor product, side by side The rental inventory along **US-287**, through **Crowley town center**, and near **Historic Downtown Burleson** is predominantly garden-style apartments and older multifamily units, managed by individual owners or small regional operators. That is where individual judgment lives, and where a documented explanation reaches the person making the decision. The **Rendon area** and **Hidden Creek** neighborhoods hold similar stock, running at or below the $1,438 Fort Worth average (2026 rates), which reduces total cash at signing: the deposit, any conditional fee, and the cost of a guarantor program through **TheGuarantors** or **OneApp Guarantee** are all sized against a lower base rent. Newer product along the **Chisholm Trail Parkway (SH-121T)** corridor brings a second approval route into the same commute window. Those properties run corporate-set criteria through automated screening but commonly accept lease guarantees through **TheGuarantors** or **OneApp Guarantee**. Deposit alternatives through **Jetty** or **LeaseLock** can reduce cash at signing when a conditional approval doubles the deposit. **Burleson ISD** and **Crowley ISD** serve different sections of the area and their boundaries do not follow the city lines neatly. If school boundaries drive your search, tell us at intake and we build the list around the district rather than the city line. The Chisholm Trail Parkway puts downtown Fort Worth within a realistic commute from nearly any address here, which means lower rents do not have to come at the cost of job access. ### Why Renters With a Record Work With Us Here - Fort Worth Second Chance Team confirms criteria with each property and logs the date, including smaller local operators who do not publish screening policies - We prepare the letter of explanation that locally managed US-287 and Crowley Road properties will actually read - We identify which properties accept guarantor programs through TheGuarantors or OneApp Guarantee when a file needs a program instead of context - We state total cash to move in - deposit, fees, and any program premium - before you spend an application fee - 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 Burleson / Crowley 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 Historic Downtown Burleson US-287 corridor Crowley town center Rendon area South Burleson Hidden Creek Hulen-Crowley corridor Joshua-Burleson border 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 - Old Settlers Park, Burleson - Historic Downtown Burleson (Renfro Street) Getting around US-287 (Southwest Wilshire Boulevard) is the primary corridor connecting the area to Fort Worth roughly 15 miles north. The Chisholm Trail Parkway (SH-121T) provides a direct toll route to downtown Fort Worth and continues south toward Cleburne. I-35W runs east of Burleson and connects to the full Tarrant County and North Texas road network. There is no commuter rail or fixed-route bus service here, so a car handles virtually every trip. When factoring rent against a Fort Worth commute, the drive time on US-287 or the Chisholm Trail belongs in the budget alongside the lower rent. ## Questions About Renting in Burleson / Crowley Are there second chance apartments in Burleson / Crowley with an eviction on my record? Yes. Most of the inventory along the US-287 corridor and Crowley Road is locally managed, and local managers can weigh context rather than only a pass or fail output from an automated system. A dismissed eviction or one with a documentable explanation gets reviewed here rather than auto-rejected by a corporate-criteria screening system. Each property still sets its own lookback window and balance policy, which is what we confirm before you apply. Is it easier to rent with an eviction in Burleson / Crowley than in Fort Worth? For dismissed filings, documented one-offs, and settled balances, yes. The locally managed stock along US-287 and Crowley Road gives a manager the authority to read an explanation - something automated screening at corporate-run properties does not do. For a recent open filing with an unpaid balance, the route runs through a guarantor program such as TheGuarantors or OneApp Guarantee, which we identify before you spend a fee. What does it cost to move into an apartment here? Rents generally track at or below the $1,438 Fort Worth average (2026 rates), and the move-in stack reflects that: the deposit, application fee, and any risk fee are all sized against a lower base rent. Where a guarantor program through TheGuarantors or OneApp Guarantee is used, the premium is priced against the local rent rather than Fort Worth-wide rates. We state the full number on every recommendation before you tour. Which school district matters here - Burleson ISD or Crowley ISD? Both districts serve the area and their boundaries do not follow city limits neatly. Burleson ISD generally covers the eastern Burleson neighborhoods and Crowley ISD covers the western and northern sections closer to Southwest Fort Worth. If a specific school boundary drives your search more than the city line, tell us at intake and we build the list around the district. Does the Chisholm Trail Parkway make commuting from here practical? Yes. The Chisholm Trail Parkway (SH-121T) connects from the Burleson area directly to downtown Fort Worth, making the commute realistic from most addresses here. If a toll is in your budget, that connection makes this corridor competitive against higher-rent areas closer to downtown. We factor the commute and toll cost into every recommendation we send. Where can I find a second chance apartment near me in Burleson / Crowley? We cover all of Burleson and Crowley, from older locally managed properties along US-287 and Crowley Road to newer product along the Chisholm Trail Parkway corridor. 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. - Southwest Fort Worth Dense concentration of older locally managed stock in Wedgwood and the Granbury Road corridor, producing the clearest discretion path inside Fort Worth at below-average rents. [/service-areas/southwest-fort-worth/ →](/service-areas/southwest-fort-worth/) - Mansfield Institutional Class A with corporate criteria and broad guarantor acceptance, where lease-up concessions offset the program cost. [/service-areas/mansfield/ →](/service-areas/mansfield/) - Benbrook Older locally managed US-377 corridor stock where on-site discretion is the primary approval path and rents run below the county average. [/service-areas/benbrook/ →](/service-areas/benbrook/) - 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 in Burleson / Crowley? 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.