[header] How to rent after an eviction [title] Get square with your old landlord. [step] When you get evicted from an apartment, the eviction appears on your credit report or in a background check. Before you try to rent another apartment, do your best to make things right with the old landlord, and ask whether he or she would consider having the eviction removed from your credit report. 
It won't be the most fun conversation to have, but it's definitely worth a try. [substeps] Make sure you've paid the landlord all the money you owed.