Agent skill

Housing With A Record

by mohitagw15856 in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills

Find and land a place to live when a criminal record keeps triggering rejections — where to apply, how to present the record, and the rights that limit how it's used against you.

MITAuto-check passedBusiness, Finance & HR

Install Housing With A Record

skills CLI
$ npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill housing-with-a-record -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills housing-with-a-record --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/housing-with-a-record .claude/skills/housing-with-a-record && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
housing-with-a-record
GitHub stars
1.4k
Token cost
~1.3k tokens
SKILL.md length
550 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
1,348
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Find and land a place to live when a criminal record keeps triggering rejections — where to apply, how to present the record, and the rights that limit how it's used against you.

  • Works in 5 steps: Aim at individual landlords and… → Be upfront to save fees. Ask about their… → Lead with reliability. Income proof,… → …
  • Asked how do I rent with a criminal record
  • SKILL.md covers What This Skill Produces, Required Inputs, Framework: Apply Smart, Offer… and Output Format, plus 3 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Housing With A Record is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Find and land a place to live when a criminal record keeps triggering rejections — where to apply, how to present the record, and the rights that limit how it's used against you. Use when asked how do I rent with a criminal record, landlord denied me for my background, second-chance housing, or explain my record to a landlord. Produces a target list of record-tolerant housing (private landlords, second-chance programs, certain nonprofits), a short honest explanation letter, the documents that build trust…

Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Business, Finance & HR, covering Real estate. The repository describes itself as: 1255 professional Agent Skills for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor & Codex — PRDs, postmortems, leases, medical bills, layoffs, go-bags, new countries. Plain markdown, MIT, in… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Asked how do I rent with a criminal record
  • Landlord denied me for my background
  • Second-chance housing
  • Explain my record to a landlord

Example prompts

  • “/housing-with-a-record”

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Aim at individual landlords and second-chance programs. They assess people, not just a screening flag — far higher hit rate than corporate…
  2. Be upfront to save fees. Ask about their screening before paying an application fee; disclose briefly rather than getting auto-denied…
  3. Lead with reliability. Income proof, references, and rental history do more than any explanation — assemble the trust packet first.
  4. Offer a short honest note. Name it, show change, pivot to dependability — same discipline as a job disclosure.
  5. Know the fair-housing limits. Blanket record bans can violate fair-housing guidance; individualized assessment is often required — cite it…

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 1cbf1f0. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Housing With A Record loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 192 tokens; SKILL.md has 550 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~192
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.3k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills at commit 1cbf1f0, republished under its MIT licence (© mohitagw15856). 550 words, ~1,257 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/housing-with-a-record/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
housing-with-a-record
description
Find and land a place to live when a criminal record keeps triggering rejections — where to apply, how to present the record, and the rights that limit how it's used against you. Use when asked how do I rent with a criminal record, landlord denied me for my background, second-chance housing, or explain my record to a landlord. Produces a target list of record-tolerant housing (private landlords, second-chance programs, certain nonprofits), a short honest explanation letter, the documents that build trust (references, income proof, rehabilitation evidence), and the fair-housing rights that limit blanket record bans — so a record narrows the search without leaving you unhoused. Not legal advice; points to housing counselors and legal aid.

Housing With a Record

Background-screening walls keep many people with records from renting even when they can pay. The way through is the same as with jobs: apply where records don't auto-disqualify, present it briefly and honestly with proof you're a reliable tenant, and know the fair-housing limits on blanket bans. This builds that path so a record narrows the search instead of ending it.

What This Skill Produces

  • A target list — private/individual landlords (who screen case-by-case), second-chance and nonprofit housing, transitional programs, and how to find them
  • An explanation letter — a short, honest note you can offer: name it briefly, show what changed, and lead with why you're a dependable tenant
  • A trust packet — the documents that offset a record: references (employer, prior landlord, case manager), income/benefits proof, rental history, rehabilitation evidence
  • Your fair-housing rights — how blanket "no record" policies can violate fair-housing guidance, and individualized-assessment expectations
  • A search strategy — prioritizing individual landlords over big-screener corporate complexes, and being upfront to avoid wasted application fees
  • A resource pointer — housing counselors, reentry housing programs, legal aid

Required Inputs

Ask for these if not provided:

  • The situation — record type/age, whether sealed/expungeable
  • What you need — budget, location, household, timeline
  • Your strengths — income/benefits, references, stable history
  • Where — region (fair-housing and record rules vary)

Framework: Apply Smart, Offer Proof, Know the Limits

  1. Aim at individual landlords and second-chance programs. They assess people, not just a screening flag — far higher hit rate than corporate complexes with auto-deny rules.
  2. Be upfront to save fees. Ask about their screening before paying an application fee; disclose briefly rather than getting auto-denied after paying.
  3. Lead with reliability. Income proof, references, and rental history do more than any explanation — assemble the trust packet first.
  4. Offer a short honest note. Name it, show change, pivot to dependability — same discipline as a job disclosure.
  5. Know the fair-housing limits. Blanket record bans can violate fair-housing guidance; individualized assessment is often required — cite it calmly if useful, and route to legal aid for denials that smell discriminatory.
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Output Format

Housing with a record: [region] · [budget]

Target list: [individual landlords · second-chance/nonprofit housing · transitional programs · where to find them]. Explanation note: "[brief own it] · [what changed] · [why I'm a reliable tenant]." Trust packet: [income/benefits · references (landlord/employer/case manager) · rental history · rehab evidence]. Your rights: [fair-housing limits on blanket bans · individualized assessment]. Strategy: [ask before paying fees · prioritize individual landlords · disclose briefly]. Resources: [housing counselor · reentry housing · legal aid].

Not legal advice — fair-housing and record-screening rules vary by jurisdiction. A housing counselor or legal aid can help with a denial that looks discriminatory.

Quality Checks

  • Targets individual landlords / second-chance housing over auto-screeners
  • Builds a reliability-first trust packet
  • Produces a short, honest explanation note
  • Names fair-housing limits on blanket record bans
  • Advises confirming screening before paying application fees; points to help

Anti-Patterns

  • Mass-applying to corporate complexes that auto-deny records.
  • Paying application fees without asking about screening first.
  • A long defensive letter instead of proof of reliability.
  • Advising concealment rather than brief honesty.
  • Ignoring fair-housing rights and rehabilitation evidence.

Example Trigger Phrases

  • "How do I rent an apartment with a criminal record?"
  • "A landlord denied me because of my background — what now?"
  • "Where's second-chance housing for people with records?"
  • "Help me explain my record to a landlord."
  • "Can a landlord reject everyone with any record?"

© mohitagw15856, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/housing-with-a-record of mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1cbf1f0

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Questions about Housing With A Record

What does Housing With A Record do?

Find and land a place to live when a criminal record keeps triggering rejections — where to apply, how to present the record, and the rights that limit how it's used against you. Housing With A Record is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Find and land a place to live when a criminal record keeps triggering rejections — where to apply, how to present the record, and the rights that limit how it's used against you.

When should I use Housing With A Record?

Housing With A Record fits situations like: asked how do I rent with a criminal record; landlord denied me for my background; second-chance housing; explain my record to a landlord.

How do I install Housing With A Record in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill housing-with-a-record -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/housing-with-a-record in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills) into .claude/skills/housing-with-a-record in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Housing With A Record in Codex?

Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill housing-with-a-record -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/housing-with-a-record in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills) into .agents/skills/housing-with-a-record in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Housing With A Record in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill housing-with-a-record -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/housing-with-a-record, .gemini/skills/housing-with-a-record, .github/skills/housing-with-a-record and .opencode/skills/housing-with-a-record in your project.

What does Housing With A Record need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Housing With A Record is instructions for the agent only.

Does Housing With A Record access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Housing With A Record safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Housing With A Record use?

Housing With A Record is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Housing With A Record use?

About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Housing With A Record?

mohitagw15856 (a GitHub user) maintains it in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, which has 1,434 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,348 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.