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Felon Friendly Apartments in Buffalo, NY

Searching for felon friendly apartments in Buffalo? Explore apartment communities, houses, and other housing options. “Felon friendly” is a search term, not a verified designation. Confirm each property's screening rules; approval is never guaranteed.

Screening records in Buffalo

A.D. Price II

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Camden Apartments

229 Camden Avenue

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Commodore Perry Extension

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Commodore Perry Homes

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Elmhurst Apartments

828 Amherst Street

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Ferry Grider Apartments

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Francis John Apartments

1201 Broadway St

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Frederick Douglass Apartments II

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Frederick Douglass Towers

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Holling Homes

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Jasper Parrish

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Kelly Gardens

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Kenfield Homes

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Kowal

307 Sobieski Street

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L.B.J. Apartments

167 W Humboldt Parkway

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LaSalle Courts

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Langfield Home

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Marine Drive Apartments

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Msgr. Geary Apartments

1250 Bailey Avenue

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Mullen Manor

200 Mineral Springs Road

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Scattered Sites

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Schwab Terrace

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Sedita Apartments

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Shaffer Village

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Slater Courts

1687 Seneca Street

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Stuyvesant Apartments

245 Elmwood Avenue

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Villa Carolina

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Can someone with a felony record rent in Buffalo?

Screening practices and applicable requirements can vary by property and location. Ask each housing provider about its current criteria and verify reported policy details directly. For questions about your rights, consider consulting a qualified local housing or legal resource. Approval is never guaranteed.

Browse source-attributed BMHA housing-development leads in Buffalo. Confirm the current building location, application route and screening with each manager; a directory listing is not a vacancy.

Local housing information for Buffalo

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BMHA's Facilities directory (https://www.bmhahousing.com/Facilities; all-card read-only search https://www.bmhahousing.com/Facilities/Facility/Search?featureIDs=&categoryIDs=4%2C2%2C3&pageSize=100&pageNumber=1&sortBy=3&isReservableOnly=false) contained 32 distinct cards when reviewed September 29, 2026: 12 Family Developments, 12 Senior Developments and eight Affiliated Housing Developments. Twenty-seven are published as unverified housing/group leads. The other five—Frederick Douglass Associates I (https://www.bmhahousing.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Frederick-Douglass-Associates-I-26), Frederick Douglass Associates III (https://www.bmhahousing.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Frederick-Douglass-Associates-III-28), A.D. Price I (https://www.bmhahousing.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/AD-Price-I-29), A.D. Price III (https://www.bmhahousing.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/AD-Price-III-31), Lower West Side Homes (https://www.bmhahousing.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Lower-West-Side-Homes-32)—remain directory leads here because four repeat 43 Mortimer Street, identified as a Cornerstone Property Managers office on https://www.bmhahousing.com/DocumentCenter/View/1846, and Lower West Side Homes provides only “Marine Drive Management Office” as its location. Neither an office address nor a shared photograph locates a separate apartment entrance. All 32 directory references: Frederick Douglass Towers — 515 Clinton Street, Buffalo NY 14204 (https://www.bmhahousing.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Frederick-Douglass-Towers-1); Ferry Grider Apartments — 967 E Ferry Street, Buffalo NY 14211 (https://www.bmhahousing.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Ferry-Grider-Apartments-2); Commodore Perry Homes — 386 Perry Street, Buffalo NY 14204 (https://www.bmhahousing.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Commodore-Perry-Homes-3); Jasper Parrish — Jasper Parrish Drive, Buffalo NY 14207 (https://www.bmhahousing.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Jasper-Parrish-4); LaSalle Courts — 110 Blum Avenue, Buffalo NY 14216 (https://www.bmhahousing.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/LaSalle-Courts-5); Kenfield Homes — 35 Tower Street, Buffalo NY 14215 (https://www.bmhahousing.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Kenfield-Homes-6); Langfield Home — 35 Tower Street, Buffalo NY 14215 (https://www.bmhahousing.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Langfield-Home-7); Villa Carolina — Carolina Street, Buffalo NY 14201 (https://www.bmhahousing.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Villa-Carolina-8); Scattered Sites — 245 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo NY 14204 (https://www.bmhahousing.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Scattered-Sites-9); Shaffer Village — 112 Isabelle Street, Buffalo NY 14207 (https://www.bmhahousing.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Shaffer-Village-10); Kowal — 307 Sobieski Street, Buffalo NY 14211 (https://www.bmhahousing.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Kowal-12); Camden Apartments — 229 Camden Avenue, Buffalo NY 14216 (https://www.bmhahousing.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Camden-Apartments-13); Holling Homes — 1 Holling Drive, Buffalo NY 14216 (https://www.bmhahousing.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Holling-Homes-14); Commodore Perry Extension — 386 Perry Street, Buffalo NY 14204 (https://www.bmhahousing.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Commodore-Perry-Extension-15); Kelly Gardens — 110 Cornwall Street, Buffalo NY 14215 (https://www.bmhahousing.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Kelly-Gardens-16); Elmhurst Apartments — 828 Amherst Street, Buffalo NY 14216 (https://www.bmhahousing.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Elmhurst-Apartments-17); L.B.J. Apartments — 167 W Humboldt Parkway, Buffalo NY 14214 (https://www.bmhahousing.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/LBJ-Apartments-18); Msgr. Geary Apartments — 1250 Bailey Avenue, Buffalo NY 14206 (https://www.bmhahousing.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Msgr-Geary-Apartments-19); Mullen Manor — 200 Mineral Springs Road, Buffalo NY 14210 (https://www.bmhahousing.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Mullen-Manor-20); Schwab Terrace — 1096 Fillmore Avenue, Buffalo NY 14211 (https://www.bmhahousing.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Schwab-Terrace-21); Sedita Apartments — 335 Summer Street, Buffalo NY 14222 (https://www.bmhahousing.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Sedita-Apartments-22); Slater Courts — 1687 Seneca Street, Buffalo NY 14210 (https://www.bmhahousing.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Slater-Courts-23); Stuyvesant Apartments — 245 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo NY 14222 (https://www.bmhahousing.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Stuyvesant-Apartments-24); Marine Drive Apartments — Marine Drive (unnumbered), Buffalo NY 14202 (https://www.bmhahousing.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Marine-Drive-Apartments-25); Frederick Douglass Associates I — 43 Mortimer Street, Buffalo NY 14204 (https://www.bmhahousing.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Frederick-Douglass-Associates-I-26); Frederick Douglass Apartments II — 180 Jefferson Avenue and 210 Jefferson Avenue, Buffalo NY 14204 (https://www.bmhahousing.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Frederick-Douglass-Apartments-II-27); Frederick Douglass Associates III — 43 Mortimer Street, Buffalo NY 14204 (https://www.bmhahousing.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Frederick-Douglass-Associates-III-28); A.D. Price I — 43 Mortimer Street, Buffalo NY 14204 (https://www.bmhahousing.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/AD-Price-I-29); A.D. Price II — 450 Jefferson Street, Buffalo NY 14204 (https://www.bmhahousing.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/AD-Price-II-30); A.D. Price III — 43 Mortimer Street, Buffalo NY 14204 (https://www.bmhahousing.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/AD-Price-III-31); Lower West Side Homes — Marine Drive Management Office, Buffalo NY 14202 (https://www.bmhahousing.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Lower-West-Side-Homes-32); Francis John Apartments — 1201 Broadway St., Buffalo NY 14212 (https://www.bmhahousing.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Francis-John-Apartments-33). Some row-house, tower, garden and scattered-site cards give one group reference rather than all residence numbers. Frederick Douglass Apartments II's linked flyer (https://www.bmhahousing.com/DocumentCenter/View/1849) specifies two towers at 180 and 210 Jefferson Avenue, one- and two-bedroom homes, age 62+ and income restrictions. Francis John Apartments' linked flyer (https://www.bmhahousing.com/DocumentCenter/View/1846) supplies its senior and manager details. The A.D. Price II card has no verified residential-versus-office designation. Kenfield Homes and Langfield Home share 35 Tower Street; Sedita's card says 335 Summer Street while its detail text says 225; Scattered Sites prints the same 245 Elmwood number as Stuyvesant Apartments with a different ZIP. These conflicts are retained on individual cards rather than silently choosing a map point. The older Commodore Perry Homes and Extension cards share 386 Perry Street. BMHA-hosted July 2025 news (https://www.bmhahousing.com/DocumentCenter/View/1722/gov-press-release-Perry-move-in-7-1-25) describes new Perry Homes I welcoming its first residents and plans for 405 units replacing the older public-housing development. This does not establish a vacancy in either old card or make the old and new developments interchangeable. New York State's July 20, 2026 Marine Drive announcement (https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-250-million-transformative-redevelopment-underway-buffalos-marine) describes construction underway, 254 planned first-phase units and approximately 730 planned eventual homes replacing 616 original units; planned homes are not current openings. BMHA's main contact is 716-855-6711. The “Availability” tab on facility pages is a reservation calendar, not apartment availability. Confirm current applications, building locations, rent, age rules and criminal-history screening directly with BMHA or each manager; no applicant is preapproved.

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Frequently asked questions

Can someone with a felony record rent an apartment in Buffalo?

Screening practices and applicable requirements can vary by property and location. Ask the property about its current written criteria before applying, and consult a qualified local housing or legal resource if you have questions about your rights. Approval is never guaranteed.

Are there apartments in Buffalo that don't run background checks?

Screening practices vary. Ask each housing provider directly whether it conducts background checks and what criteria it uses. Listings on this page show reported screening information and are labeled with their verification status; reported details should be confirmed with the property.

Should I disclose my record before applying in Buffalo?

Consider asking the property about its screening process and application requirements before paying any fees or submitting an application. Requirements differ, so confirm details directly with the housing provider.

How current is the screening information for Buffalo?

Where available, each record shows its verification status and the date it was last verified. Information may be reported or unverified and policies can change, so confirm details directly with the property before applying. If you spot outdated information, please let us know.

How can I improve my chances of approval in Buffalo?

Review the property's stated application criteria and prepare the documents it requests. You can also ask whether it accepts references or other supporting information. Each property makes its own decisions, and approval is never guaranteed.

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This page is informational only and is not a rental application. Reported policies can change at any time and approval is never guaranteed. Contact the property directly to verify. Last updated October 7, 2026.

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