Can You Rent With Multiple Evictions (Two or More)?

From what we see, two or more evictions on record is the hardest thing to get past in Texas rental screening. So can you rent with multiple evictions? It’s possible. But the list of properties shrinks a lot, and the move in cost is the highest we see. Here’s the realistic path.

What you’re up against

In our placements, the screening software at nearly every Class A luxury property turns down renters with multiple evictions. Class B mid market gets tighter. Even independent owners, who usually read the whole file, get more careful when they see several filings.

So is there a way in? Yes. The renters with multiple evictions we’ve placed in Texas usually take one of three routes:

1. Independent and private owners who look at the whole file
2. Guarantor backed applications at mid market properties that work with one
3. Looking in a different metro when you’ve run out of local options

Start with independent and private owners

Independent owners are the main path for renters with multiple evictions. From what we see, they’re often small local owners with a handful of properties who do their own screening. They look at:

• How stable your current income is (this counts the most)
• How long it’s been since your most recent eviction
• Whether the balances are paid
• What caused the pattern
• Your rental history since then

Where we’ve found most of them:

• Oak Cliff, Bishop Arts, Winnetka Heights (Dallas)
• Haltom City, Saginaw, White Settlement (Fort Worth area)
• Leon Valley, Live Oak, Southside (San Antonio area)
• Older East Austin, older buildings in Round Rock (Austin area)
• Older buildings in Katy, Greenspoint, Spring Branch (Houston area)

Guarantor products for multiple evictions

Liberty Rent runs a second chance approval program. We’ve seen it work for multiple filings often enough that it’s usually the first option we look at in these cases.

OneApp (Approval Assist) has approved some of our multiple eviction cases when income was strong, usually around 4x rent.

TheGuarantors: from what we’ve seen, it mostly works with Class A properties and wants older evictions and very strong income.

Greenlight Rent (formerly Rhino), Jetty and Obligo: these are best known as deposit alternatives. They replace the deposit, but they don’t take on the risk of multiple evictions. Greenlight sells a renter guarantee too (it works like a cosigner), but Greenlight doesn’t say whether that one takes evictions.

See our guarantor review for who qualifies.

What each kind of multiple eviction case looks like

Two evictions, both over 2 years old, both paid: workable at mid market Class B and independent owners. You often won’t need a guarantor.

Two evictions, one recent (under 1 year): harder. You’ll usually need a guarantor. We look at private owners and a few Class B properties that partner with Liberty Rent.

Three or more evictions: very hard. In our placements, it almost always takes a guarantor plus a private owner. Looking in a different metro may help.

Multiple evictions with open balances: the hardest single situation. You’ll usually need a guarantor like Liberty Rent, a private owner, strong current income, and savings in the bank.

Looking in a different Texas metro

If several management companies and independent owners in your metro have turned you down:

• From DFW to San Antonio: from what we see, San Antonio has more independently owned properties
• From Austin to Houston or San Antonio: rents average less in both. RentCafe’s September 2026 averages are $1,345 in Houston, $1,260 in San Antonio and $1,646 in Austin
• From Houston Class A to Katy or Sugar Land Class B: same metro, different tier

Your commute and living costs will change. But sometimes it’s the only option left.

What it costs to move in with multiple evictions

Take a $1,500 a month unit and a renter with multiple evictions. Average rents in our cities run about $1,260 to $1,650 a month (RentCafe, September 2026).

• Application fees: $200 to $300 (higher since you apply at more places)
• Risk fee: about $500 (the top of the usual range, and a few properties ask more)
• Deposit: 2x standard ($3,000, if the standard deposit is one month’s rent)
• First month’s rent and admin fee: $1,650
• Guarantor: about one month’s rent ($1,500)

Total: about $6,850 to $6,950, or more if the risk fee runs higher. From what we see, that’s the highest of any eviction category.

What to prepare

• A clear timeline of each eviction (dates, balances, how each case ended)
• Payment receipts for any balances you’ve cleared
• Court records that show the outcome of each case
• 6+ months of bank statements showing steady income
• A letter from your employer confirming your job
• Landlord references from every place you’ve rented without problems since the most recent eviction
• A letter that owns the pattern and says what’s different now
• A list of properties that work with a guarantor service (Liberty Rent or OneApp), since the property has to refer you

What we honestly can’t do

• Guarantee approval. No one can, especially for multiple eviction cases
• Get you into Class A luxury downtown with multiple recent evictions
• Erase the filings (Texas has no law for expunging an eviction. See our expungement guide.)
• Shorten the time screening companies can report it under federal law (the FCRA), usually 7 years from the filing

What we do: we look at your file and send you a short list of Texas properties that may consider it, including ones that partner with guarantor services. Then we help you put your documents together so your file looks as strong as it can.

How long it usually takes

In our placements, multiple eviction cases often take 2 to 4 weeks, sometimes more. That’s longer than a single eviction case, so plan for it.

How we help with multiple evictions

Multiple eviction files are a big part of our work. To get started, fill out the form on our home page or call 888-846-7541.