Renting to felons

[Kellie Kreps]

I am looking to rent an Apartment in St. Petersburg Fl. I was turned down for one because I let them do a background check on me. I had a withheld judgment five years ago and to my understanding after I did my probation with the judgment I have NOT been convicted of a crime.  I was also told that I could say I am not a convicted felon. So I guess I need to know are there any places That I can rent from. I am fifty years old, never been in trouble before in my life. It was a burglary charge to where my children came in to the store I was working at and took some stuff. I was charged because I knew about it. My husband is retired Military and works in Clearwater Fl. and we can't find a place to live. Any help out there would be greatly appreciated.

[Prashant P.]

I usually tell people fill out applications to be completely honest.  Tell me upfront if they have any convictions or judgements against them.  If they tell me ahead of time and they are not too severe, I work with them.  If I find things they don;t tell me about, its an automatic rejection.

My advice would be to upfront and tell the person taking your application the same information you just mentioned.