# Second Chance Apartments Godley TX | Free, Licensed > Looking for second chance apartments in Godley TX? Free locating for renters with evictions, broken leases, or bad credit. (817) 555-0142. URL: https://fortworthsecondchanceapartments.com/service-areas/godley/ ![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) Johnson County · Population 5,410 # Find Your Second Chance Apartment in Godley, TX Last updated: August 1, 2026 Fort Worth Second Chance Team - licensed Texas agent, TREC #679806, veteran-operated - locates apartments in Godley, TX for renters carrying evictions, broken leases, or bad credit. Godley is a rapidly growing Johnson County city on SH-171, where the rental inventory - garden-style apartments, duplexes, and single-family rentals - is predominantly older, locally managed stock and on-site managers retain real discretion. Rents track well below the $1,438 Fort Worth 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 Godley? Here Is What Actually Blocked You 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 Fast-growing Johnson County city on SH-171 with a locally managed rental market, below-average rents, and on-site manager discretion as the primary second chance approval path. 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 5,410 Johnson County Rapid growth - population increased from 1,450 in 2020 to an estimated 5,410 by 2025 School districts - Godley ISD Major employers - Johnson County government (Cleburne county seat, 9 miles southeast) - Cleburne healthcare and commercial employers - SH-171 corridor retail and logistics Commute & transit SH-171 FM-2331 FM-917 ![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 track well below the $1,438 Fort Worth average, with older locally managed stock at the lower end of the range. The lower base rent reduces every line item at signing, including deposits, conditional fees, and guarantor program premiums. 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 Approval Routes for Every Barrier 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 ## What Makes Second Chance Leasing Different in Godley ### A growing city where the manager still reads your file Most of the rental inventory along the **SH-171** corridor, through **Downtown Godley**, and across the residential streets near **Godley ISD** 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. Johnson County administers its own eviction docket through the **Johnson County Justice of the Peace courts**, separate from Tarrant County's system, so a filing here appears on Johnson County records rather than the Tarrant County Odyssey system. Fort Worth Second Chance Team confirms criteria with each property, 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) ### Below-average rents and local management on the SH-171 corridor The rental stock along the **SH-171** frontage, the **FM-2331** and **FM-917** corridors, and through the residential neighborhoods of Godley is predominantly older, managed by individual owners or smaller regional operators. That is where individual judgment lives, and where a documented explanation reaches the person making the decision. Rents here track well 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. The city has grown rapidly - from roughly 1,450 residents in 2020 to an estimated 5,410 by 2025 - but rental inventory has not kept pace, keeping the market predominantly locally managed. **Cleburne**, the Johnson County seat about nine miles to the southeast, adds employment at **Johnson County government** offices and the local healthcare and commercial employers without the higher rent of a larger city. A guarantor program through **TheGuarantors** or **OneApp Guarantee** is the documented path when a file needs a program rather than a conversation, and deposit alternatives through **Jetty** or **LeaseLock** can reduce cash at signing when a conditional approval doubles the deposit. The commute trade-off is real. **SH-171** runs north toward **Burleson** and the southern edge of **Tarrant County**, and from there into Fort Worth - a drive of roughly 35 to 40 miles depending on your Fort Worth destination. Renters who work locally in the Godley area or along the **Cleburne** corridor, or who work remotely, get the full benefit of lower rents without that trade-off. We factor the commute into every recommendation we send. ### Why Godley Renters With a Record Choose Us - 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 SH-171 corridor 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 Godley 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 Godley North Godley South Godley SH-171 corridor FM-2331 corridor FM-917 corridor Godley ISD boundary area 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 - Aresti Aerodrome - Johnson County Courthouse (Cleburne) - Lake Pat Cleburne - Cleburne State Park Getting around SH-171 is the primary north-south corridor through the city, connecting Godley to Burleson and the southern edge of Tarrant County to the north and to Cleburne about nine miles to the southeast. FM-2331 and FM-917 handle east-west movement through the area. There is no commuter rail or fixed-route bus service, so a car is a practical requirement for virtually every trip. When factoring rent against a Fort Worth commute, the drive time on SH-171 and then into Tarrant County belongs in the budget alongside the lower rent. ## Questions Godley Renters Ask First Are there second chance apartments in Godley with an eviction on my record? Yes. Most of the rental inventory in Godley is locally managed, and local managers weigh context rather than relying only on a pass-or-fail output from an automated screening system. A dismissed eviction or one with a documentable explanation receives individual review here. Each property sets its own lookback window and balance policy, and we confirm those criteria before you apply. Does a Johnson County eviction filing show up the same way as a Tarrant County filing? No. Johnson County administers its own docket through the Johnson County Justice of the Peace courts, and the record appears on the Johnson County court system rather than the Tarrant County Odyssey Public Access platform. Renters with filings in both counties carry two separate court records. We document the disposition of each and sort properties by lookback window before you spend an application fee. Is it easier to rent in Godley with an eviction than in Fort Worth submarkets? For dismissed filings, documented one-offs, and settled balances, yes. Locally managed properties in Godley give 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 an application fee. What does it cost to move into an apartment in Godley? Rents here track well 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 lower local rent. We state the full number on every recommendation before you tour. Is the commute from Godley to Fort Worth realistic without a car? No. There is no commuter rail or fixed-route bus connecting Godley to Fort Worth or the mid-cities. SH-171 runs north to Burleson and then into Tarrant County - a car commute of roughly 35 to 40 miles depending on your Fort Worth destination. If your work is in Tarrant County, tell us at intake and we will price the commute against the rent savings honestly. Where can I find a second chance apartment near me in Godley? We cover all of Godley and the surrounding Johnson County corridor, from properties along SH-171 through Downtown Godley to the FM-2331 and FM-917 corridors. Tell us your move-in date and your record at intake, and we match you to communities whose verified 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. - Burleson / Crowley 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. [/service-areas/burleson-crowley/ →](/service-areas/burleson-crowley/) - 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/) - Grandbury Smaller locally managed market where on-site discretion is the primary approval path and rents run below the county average. [/service-areas/grandbury/ →](/service-areas/grandbury/) - 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) ## Start Your Second Chance Apartment Search in Godley 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.