# Second Chance Apartments Lewisville TX | Verified Criteria > Looking for second chance apartments in Lewisville, TX? Free locating for evictions, broken leases, or bad credit in Denton County. (817) 555-0142. URL: https://fortworthsecondchanceapartments.com/service-areas/lewisville/ ![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) Denton County · Population # Second Chance Apartments in Lewisville, TX Last updated: August 1, 2026 Fort Worth Second Chance Team - licensed Texas agent, TREC #679806, veteran-operated - locates apartments in Lewisville, TX for renters carrying evictions, broken leases, or bad credit. The city sits in Denton County on the DCTA A-Train corridor, with a rental inventory spanning older locally managed stock along the I-35E service roads and newer institutional Class A near Vista Ridge and SH-121 where corporate criteria and broad guarantor program acceptance define the approval path. 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 Lewisville? 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 Denton County market on the DCTA A-Train corridor, with three rail stations, older I-35E service road stock, and newer Class A near Vista Ridge producing two distinct approval routes. 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 Denton County School districts - Lewisville ISD Major employers - Medical City Lewisville - Lewisville ISD school system - I-35E corridor commercial and logistics Commute & transit I-35E SH-121 FM 407 (Justin Road) DCTA A-Train Old Town station (historic downtown) DCTA A-Train Highland Village/Lewisville Lake station (Garden Ridge Blvd) DCTA A-Train Hebron station (north Lewisville) ![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 in the city generally track close to or slightly above the $1,438 Fort Worth average, with older I-35E service road stock at or below that mark and newer Vista Ridge and SH-121 corridor product above it. 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, and Bad Credit Options 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 We Sort You Into the Right Lane 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 ## Not Sure Which Route Fits? Ask Before You Apply 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 ## Inside the Lewisville Rental Market ### Pick your path by barrier type, not by budget Two distinct approval routes run through this market, and choosing the wrong one costs application fees. The older, locally managed garden-style stock along the **I-35E service roads**, the streets around **Old Town Lewisville**, and established corridors like **Round Grove** and **Justin Road** is the better first stop when your barrier needs a human to read it: a dismissed eviction, a lease broken during a job loss or a military assignment, a documented settled balance. These properties often screen without **RealPage** or **Yardi** automation, so context reaches the person making the decision. The newer institutional Class A product near **Vista Ridge Mall** and along the **SH-121 corridor** and **Hebron Parkway** is the better route when your barrier is a number. A credit score below threshold or income under 3x is solved by a documented tool - a lease guarantee through **TheGuarantors**, **OneApp Guarantee**, or **Liberty Rent**, a deposit alternative through **Jetty** or **LeaseLock**, or a co-applicant - and the operators along those corridors accept those tools consistently. Fort Worth Second Chance Team sorts you into the right lane at intake. ![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) ### I-35E service road stock and Vista Ridge corridor product, side by side The older rental inventory dating to the 1980s and 1990s concentrates along the **I-35E service roads** and the streets around **Old Town Lewisville**, **Round Grove Road**, and the **Justin Road corridor**. Those properties are often locally managed or run by smaller regional operators, where a letter of explanation for a dismissed eviction or a documented lease break can reach the decision-maker rather than an algorithm. **MCL Grand Theater** and the farmers market anchor the Old Town district, and the **DCTA A-Train Old Town station** in that same corridor gives a direct rail connection south to the DART Green Line in Carrollton and on into Dallas. Moving north toward **Vista Ridge Mall** and along the **SH-121 corridor** and **Hebron Parkway**, the stock shifts to newer institutional product managed by operators like **Greystar** and **RPM Living** running automated screening through **RealPage** or **Yardi**. Those operators commonly accept lease guarantees through **TheGuarantors** or **OneApp Guarantee**, which is how they approve applicants who miss a credit or income threshold. The **DCTA A-Train Hebron station** sits near this corridor, and the **Highland Village/Lewisville Lake station** at Garden Ridge Boulevard serves the lake corridor between the two. Deposit alternatives through **Jetty** or **LeaseLock** reduce cash at signing when a conditional approval doubles the deposit. This is Denton County, not Tarrant County, which matters most to renters holding a **Housing Choice Voucher**. Fort Worth Housing Solutions and the Tarrant County Housing Assistance Office do not administer payment standards here. Renters porting a voucher from Tarrant County are moving to a different jurisdiction with its own standards and inspection process. **Lewisville ISD** serves the full city, and **Medical City Lewisville** anchors the healthcare employment base near I-35E. Units near **Lake Lewisville** and the LLELA waterfront corridor hold their rent even when the broader market softens, and they sit within range of the Highland Village/Lewisville Lake station. ### Why Renters With a Record Trust Our Locating Team - Fort Worth Second Chance Team sorts you into the discretion path or the program path before you spend a fee, from older I-35E stock to Vista Ridge and SH-121 corridor Class A - We prepare the letter of explanation that locally managed Old Town and I-35E service road properties will actually read - We handle Housing Choice Voucher portability from Tarrant County into Denton County and sequence the search against your voucher expiry date - We confirm which operators here accept which guarantor programs, with the date confirmed and re-verified quarterly - 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 Lewisville 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 Old Town Lewisville Vista Ridge I-35E service roads Hebron Parkway corridor Round Grove corridor Medical City district Justin Road corridor Lake Lewisville waterfront SH-121 corridor Highland Village corridor 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 - Lake Lewisville - Vista Ridge Mall - Medical City Lewisville - Old Town Lewisville - Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area (LLELA) - MCL Grand Theater Getting around I-35E runs north-south through the city and frames the main rental corridor. SH-121 crosses through the northern part of the city and connects toward Grapevine and Coppell to the west and Frisco to the east. Three DCTA A-Train stations serve the area: Old Town in the historic downtown core, Highland Village/Lewisville Lake east of I-35E at Garden Ridge Boulevard serving the lake corridor, and Hebron near Hebron Parkway in the north. The A-Train's southern end connects to the DART Green Line in Carrollton, putting downtown Dallas within a rail transfer. For renters without a reliable car, those three stations change the rent math compared to a car-only search. ## Questions About Renting With a Record Here Does my Fort Worth housing voucher work in Lewisville? You can pursue housing here, but Lewisville is in Denton County outside the Fort Worth Housing Solutions and Tarrant County Housing Assistance Office jurisdiction. Moving a voucher between jurisdictions is called porting. It takes time you need to build into your move-in timeline, and the payment standards, inspection scheduling, and paperwork requirements are governed by the receiving authority. We sequence the search against your voucher expiry date rather than starting with tours. Which route should I try first with an eviction filing? Usually the discretion path, if the filing has a disposition worth explaining: dismissed, settled, or agreed. The older locally managed properties along the I-35E service roads and in Old Town often screen without RealPage or Yardi automation, so a letter of explanation reaches the decision-maker. If the filing is recent and no lookback window clears it, the program path with a guarantor through the Vista Ridge and SH-121 corridor properties is typically the faster route. We check both before recommending. Is the newer Vista Ridge and SH-121 corridor product realistic with bad credit? Yes. The institutional operators along SH-121 and Hebron Parkway accept third-party lease guarantees through TheGuarantors or OneApp Guarantee, which is how they approve applicants who miss a credit threshold. The premium runs around one month's rent as a one-time fee (2026 rates), plus the program's own qualification step. We confirm which communities accept which programs and log the date before you spend an application fee. How do the three DCTA A-Train stations change my apartment search? They change what a unit near each station is worth. Old Town station serves the historic downtown corridor, Highland Village/Lewisville Lake station at Garden Ridge Boulevard serves the lake area, and Hebron station covers the north. The A-Train connects south to the DART Green Line in Carrollton, reaching downtown Dallas by rail. For renters working downtown or without a reliable car, a unit walkable to any of the three stations can offset a higher rent by eliminating fuel costs and hours. Tell us at intake if transit access is the constraint and we will weight the search accordingly. What does it cost to move in with an eviction or bad credit here? Total cash at signing depends on the property and the approval path. For older locally managed stock along the I-35E service roads, expect a standard deposit plus application and admin fees. For newer Vista Ridge and SH-121 corridor product with a lease guarantee, add a one-time premium of roughly one month's rent through TheGuarantors or OneApp Guarantee (2026 rates). A deposit alternative through Jetty or LeaseLock can reduce the upfront cash when a conditional approval doubles the deposit. We state the full number on every recommendation before you tour. Where can I find a second chance apartment near me in Lewisville? We cover all of Lewisville, from older locally managed properties along the I-35E service roads and in Old Town to newer product near Vista Ridge Mall and along the SH-121 and Hebron Parkway corridors. All three DCTA A-Train stations - Old Town, Highland Village/Lewisville Lake, and Hebron - are inside or adjacent to city limits. 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. - Coppell Dallas County market with predominantly Class A inventory, where corporate criteria and guarantor program acceptance define the primary second chance approval path. [/service-areas/coppell/ →](/service-areas/coppell/) - Grapevine Highest-rent market of the five, where tip and seasonal income verification makes third-party programs decisive. [/service-areas/grapevine/ →](/service-areas/grapevine/) - Hurst / Euless / Bedford Mid-Cities corridor spanning three HEB ISD cities, producing two distinct approval routes along the same airport-adjacent commute window at near-average rents. [/service-areas/hurst-euless-bedford/ →](/service-areas/hurst-euless-bedford/) - 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 Lewisville? 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.