Question: I have 3  broken leases and two aren't even what you would consider a broken lease are there any apts in tx? my lease was up and we moved out and two days before the end of the month I went into labor early and was hospitalized.We did the 30 day letter and the office manager was really understanding and said that it was ok because we had a tv left in the apt. A year later i find that the apt is on my credit report as a broken lease and they want 1,000.00 from me. The last one was when my home was shot up because of a drug deal gone bad with the neighbors and their connection My family was caught in the crossfire and we left the next day after letting the people in the leasing office know that we felt our lives were in danger. How can I fight these because they are messing up my credit. Are there any apartments who will rent to someone with several broken leases? In houston texas, that are not dumps?

Answer: You have three options.\n1) Rent from an individual who will not run a credit/background check.  Of course if they own more than one unit (i.e. apartments instead of a house) you risk having neighbors who have done gods-only-know-what because 99% of the time the criminal background check is done with the credit check.\n2) Go to public housing, but I thought you said no dumps....\n3) Admit up front what the issues are and keep looking until you find a property manager who is willing to work with you.  You may be required to put down an additional deposit, but it won't be as bad as other options.  If you chose to do this option, MAKE SURE you talk to the property manager, not an assistant or a leasing agent as they are not authorized (generally speaking) to make those kinds of decisions.\n\nMy family was in a similar situation a few months ago but thankfully we found a community that had just emptied due to renovations and was trying to lease up again fast.  The manager was willing to work with us because she needed the occupancy.
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