This guide provides tips for finding second chance rentals for sex offenders in Houston Texas, and a list of transitional houses and rooming houses that accept sex offenders.
Use The Sex Offender Registry To Find Second Chance Rentals
Landlords already renting to sex offenders are likely to rent to other offenders (if they have any vacancies).
Because sex offender’s addresses are public information, you can find second chance landlords by searching the sex offender registry.
This method takes some work, but it’s one of the best ways to find landlords who will rent to you.
- Go to the Texas Public Sex Offender Website: https://sor.dps.texas.gov/PublicSite/Search/Default/SearchByCounty
- Choose Harris County from the dropdown list.
- Copy/paste each address into Google Maps to identify which addresses are apartments or extended-stay hotels.
- Use the contact details shown on Google Maps to reach out to landlords.
- When an address is a private house, pop the address into a search engine and look for past rental listings. The listing might give you the landlord or property manager’s contact details.
How To Get Help Finding Second Chance Rentals For Sex Offenders in Houston Texas?
A lot of sex offender housing is only available with a referral from a social worker, parole officer, case manager, or reentry advisor.
If you’re still under community supervision, ask your parole officer for a sex offender-friendly housing list.
You can also look for reentry services in Harris County here (scroll down to page 82): https://www.tdcj.texas.gov/documents/rid/RID_Reentry_Resource_Guide.pdf
Otherwise, call the free 2-1-1 helpline to connect with social services or find reentry providers that work with sex offenders.
Reach Out To Charities
The Salvation Army and Catholic Charities both work with hard-to-house groups including sex offenders.
Salvation Army: https://southernusa.salvationarmy.org/uss/location-search?query=texas
Catholic Charities: https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/about-us/find-a-local-agency/
Look For Mom and Pop Rentals
Because most apartment communities won’t accept sex offenders, it’s better to focus on small-time landlords advertising their rentals on free classified sites like Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace.
When you call or message landlords, ask about their tenant acceptance policy. If they mention a background check, you’ll need to be upfront about your conviction.
Sometimes you’ll get lucky and find landlords that don’t run background checks or landlords that have rented to felons and sex offenders in the past.
Craigslist: https://houston.craigslist.org/
Facebook Marketplace: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/category/propertyrentals/
Housing For Sex Offenders in Houston Texas
Check for vacancies at these rooming houses and transitional living facilities for sex offenders in Houston Texas.
A Bridge Halfway Houses
- Outside child safety zones
- Accepts all sex offenses
- Males only
- Must be employable
- $500/mo
Location: 5718 Drakestone Blvd. Houston, TX 77053
Contact: 281-975-8429
Website: https://www.abridgehalfwayhouse.com/
Airline House
- Sex offenders with adult victims accepted
- $500/mo
Location: 1607 Airline Dr., Houston TX 77009
Contact: 713-861-3070
Website: https://www.rehab.com/airline-house
Beyond Restoration
- Sex offenders with adult victims accepted
- Inquire about weekly rent
- No former inmates with major medical or mental problems
Location: 14603 Sellers Road, Houston TX 77060
Contact: 832-882-1172 or 281-706-6153
Bowe’s House
- Accepts all sex offenses (Rue Street)
- Sex offenders with adult victims accepted (Meadow Park Drive)
- Males only
- $550/mo
Locations: 4845 Rue St, Houston TX 77033 and 4717 Meadow Park Dr, Houston TX 77048
Contact: 832-708-8564 or 281-785-5728
Byrd House
- No high-risk sex offenders
- Males only
- $600/mo
Location: 5708 Hardy St, Houston TX 77009
Contact: 832-867-9626
C & A Housing Group
- Accepts all sex offenses
- Males only
- $550/mo
Location: 8612 1/2 Peachtree St #1, Houston TX 77016
Contact: 832-922-5140 or 337-448-1043
Website: https://canormanhousing.com/contact-us
Caring Heart Care Home
- Accepts all sex offenses
- Must be employable
- Males only
- $600/mo
Location: 7633 Touchstone and 7446 Weyburn Unit A & B, Houston TX 77028
Contact: 281-883-6358 or 713-491-0049
Champions Creek Professional Management
- Accepts all sex offenses
- Males only
- $500-600/mo
Location: 3938 Tristan, Houston TX 77021
Contact: 713-429-2161
Crosswalk Center
- Sex offenders with adult victims accepted
- Males only
- Faith-based
- $125/wk
Contact Address: 9800 Northwest Freeway, Ste. 514, Houston, TX 77092
Contact: 713-237-0880
Website: https://crosswalkcenter.org/
Deadrick’s House
- Accepts all sex offenses
- Males only
- $500-600/mo
Locations: 7914 Millard Street, Houston TX 77028 and 7278 Wiley Road, Houston TX 77016
Contact: 832-525-6355
Dwitt House
- Accepts all sex offenses
- Males only
- $420/mo
Location: 7930 Ritz Street, Houston TX 77028
Contact: 832-517-7083 or 281-387-8343
Elysian Rooming House (multiple locations)
- Accepts all sex offenses
- Males only
- $400/mo
Location: 1723 Elysian Street, Houston TX 77026
Contact: Charles Baird 832-941-7414 or 832-804-0816
Encouraged Living
- No former inmates with major medical or mental issues
- Faith-based
- Males only
- $500/mo
Location: 5520 Nordling Road, Houston TX 77076
Contact: 713-922-5265
Halfway There Transitional Facility
- Accepts all sex offenses
- Males only
- Must be employed
- Faith-based
- $600/mo
Location: 4424 Buck St., Houston TX 77020
Contact: 256-592-7195
Harmony House
- Accepts all sex offenses
- Males only
- $235/mo
Location: 602 Girard, Houston TX 77007
Contact: 713-456-9939 or 713-221-6216
Website: https://harmonyhouse.org/
J&M Homes 4Good Transitional Living
- Accepts all sex offenses
- Males & Females
- Must be employed
- $600/mo
Location: 7109 John Ralston Rd, Houston TX 77044
Contact: 832-216-1007
House of Matthews 2:7
- Accepts all sex offenses
- Males only
- Must be employable
- $600/mo
Location: 11822 Cordoba Dr. Houston TX 77038
Contact: 281-541-9456 or 281-999-3276
Infinity Faith Home
- Accepts all sex offenses
- Males only
- Faith-based
- $500/mo
Locations: 13415 Ambrose and 14326 Hiram Clarke Road, Houston TX 77045
Contact: 832-457-0609
The Light House
- Accepts all sex offenses
- Males only
- Must be employable
- $475/mo
Location: 1203 Caplin, Houston TX 77022
Contact: 281-758-1129
Motivating Helping Hands
- Accepts all sex offenses
- Males only
- $500/mo
Location: 3919 Noble St, Houston TX 77020
Contact: 832-921-0984
Nurturing Care
- Accepts all sex offenses
- Females only
- $650/mo
Location: 15926 Alta Mesa Dr., Houston TX 77489
Contact: 832-206-0236
On Track Ministry
- Sex offenders with adult victims accepted
- Males & females
- Faith-based
- $460/mo
Location: 3401 Liberty Road Houston 77026
Contact: 713-223-5557
St. Anna’s Tender Care
- Accepts all sex offenses
- Males only
- $650/mo
Location: Two locations in Houston
Contact: 832-983-4882
Vincent Apts. Transitional Housing
- Accepts all sex offenses
- Males only
- $600/mo
Location: 2419 Pannell, Houston TX 77026
Contact: 832-343-9842.
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