You are at the mercy of potential landlords and your own bad credit history. There is no magic trick available. You may need to wait and save up a substantial security deposit and try to build up a better credit history.
Yes, an apartment complex can refuse to rent an apartment to you if you have bad credit. A bankruptcy alone will not stop you from being approved or disapproved from an apartment, they will consider your overall credit score and credit history.
Yes, a person with bad credit can get a cosigner for a mortgage. The cosigner will have to have excellent credit and must go into the office to sign papers to become a cosigner.
Usually, it depends on the landlord though. That's how most people with bad credit get an apartment.
Most "little" landlords - the ones without mega/multi units - do not run a credit check. Have the security deposit and first and last months rent ready and you'll find a place.
A seventeen year old would not be allowed to rent an apt. even with a cosigner. If they did so by claiming to be of legal age, it would be considered a fraudulent act and the debt could be deemed valid. The possiblity of a bad credit report is not relevant.
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Yes but it might not be one where the apartment is managed by a Real Estate company or other management. You can easily rent one in a house where the landlord also lives. That's because a management company will check your credit report.
You can rent an apartment with bad rental history by going to your town or county and asking for a list of apartments and houses that rent to low income people. These people typically don't have good rental history but the managers and owners will work with them. You can also apply anyway and may have to put down a larger deposit than someone with good rental credit and credit history.
If you need a cosigner for the loan because of bad credit, it means you can't afford the car.
The need for the co-signer will depend on the management. However, it would be best, given the bad credit history of the one person, to make sure that the one with good credit can solely support the rent payment. That is because bad credit history reflects a poor payment history.
It has the same effect on the credit.