One bad chapter isn't a permanent verdict

Why we exist

Fort Worth had nearly 46,000 eviction filings in 2023, according to a City of Fort Worth staff report to the City Council. Texas filings are public from the day they hit the docket, and they stay on the court record. So a case that was dismissed can still show up in a screening file years later. Meanwhile, RentCafe put the average Fort Worth rent at $1,453 a month in August 2026.

Put those together and you get the problem we solve. A renter with something on their record applies blind, gets denied, pays another $40 to $85, and repeats. Four denials later they're out as much as $340 and no closer to an address.

So we start with the criteria, not the application. We keep our own database of what each Fort Worth-area community’s criteria actually say and which guarantor and deposit programs it takes. Then we send renters only where their file fits. It costs the renter nothing.

How we work

We update our database as we talk with leasing agents and property managers every day. Criteria tighten as a property fills up and loosen when it has empty units to fill, so an answer from six months ago is a guess.

We work every price tier too. A record doesn't limit a renter to older or cheaper buildings. What decides approval is a community's criteria and the programs it takes. Some of the softest criteria we see are at new buildings still leasing up, and a Class A property that takes a guarantor can say yes where an older one says no. Showing you only budget buildings would give you the wrong idea about what's out there.

Who we serve

Renters across Fort Worth and Tarrant County carrying an eviction filing, a broken lease, rental debt, credit under 580 to 620, a bankruptcy, or a misdemeanor or felony record. We can't help anyone who's on a sex offender registry. Most communities turn down drug manufacturing or distribution convictions, and the few that consider one usually want 7+ years since sentencing. Households that need a 2x or 2.5x income requirement instead of 3x. Voucher holders through Fort Worth Housing Solutions, Tarrant County Housing Assistance, or the Arlington Housing Authority. Renters on a court deadline. Military and veteran renters at NAS Fort Worth JRB.