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Tag: covid-19

Some Texas Justice of the Peace courts are ignoring protections designed to protect tenants, with eviction being the result

State issues•by Tori Tavormina•Posted May 3, 2022

Texas Housers’ Eviction Prevention Specialist Tori Tavormina has chronicled her observations overseeing the Courtwatch program in Harris County. Below is…

Tags: covid-19, ERA, evictions, justices of the peace

A Little Louder Video Buzz Session 2: Lessons to learn from COVID

A Little Louder, National issues, State issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted March 24, 2022

In our latest Buzz Session from A Little Louder, host John Henneberger sits with Texas Housers’ Southeast Texas regional director…

Tags: A Little Louder, buzz session, covid-19, eviction diversion program, evictions, rent relief

Justices of the Peace in Texas should make these best practices permanent to establish equality in eviction court

State issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted March 15, 2022

With most Covid-era tenant protections coming to an end, Texas Housers is calling on Justices of the Peace in our…

Tags: covid-19, eviction court, evictions, justices of the peace

WATCH: Texas Housers joins Houston organizers for ‘Preventing Eviction: Beyond The Crisis’ livestream

State issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted February 24, 2022

Housing insecurity has been one of the biggest issues to face Americans during the pandemic. Renters across the nation who…

Tags: covid-19, evictions, livestream

Beyond the Moratorium: Eviction courts must use Community Navigation to get rent relief to tenants quickly

Local issues, State issues•by •Posted September 16, 2021

Following the Supreme Court ruling to end the CDC moratorium in August 2021, Texas Housers wrote a 5-Point Plan that…

Tags: community navigators, covid-19, eviction moratorium, rent relief

Texas Housers evaluates how cities and counties have progressed in Volume 2.0 of ERAP effectiveness report

Local issues, State issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted September 7, 2021

On August 26th, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States ended the CDC moratorium on evictions in a ruling…

Tags: covid-19, featured, rent relief

State of Texas, counties and cities need to get rent assistance to tenants ASAP!

National issues, Uncategorized•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted September 1, 2021

This infographic from Texas Housers’ senior researcher Ben Martin shows the genuine danger thousands, if not millions, of Texans are…

Tags: covid-19, evictions, rent assistance

Texas Housers calls for immediate State and local action to prevent mass displacement following abrupt lift of CDC moratorium on evictions

Local issues, State issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted August 27, 2021

The Supreme Court of the United States ruled in a decision on August 26 to end the CDC moratorium on…

Tags: CDC moratorium, covid-19

CDC announces eviction moratorium extension for majority of renters until October 3rd

National issues, State issues•by •Posted August 4, 2021

The Biden Administration has announced that effective August 4th, 2021, the CDC moratorium on evictions will be extended through October…

Tags: CDC, covid-19, eviction moratorium

Texas Housers evaluates how cities and counties disburse COVID rent relief in latest report

Local issues, State issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted July 8, 2021

Update 7/13: At time of publishing, Texas Housers did not have complete figures from Houston and Harris County that fit…

Tags: covid-19, rent relief

Nearing the Eviction Cliff: What We’re Observing in Harris County Courtrooms

Local issues, State issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted June 25, 2021
Credit: Patrick Feller, CC 2.0

Contributed by Erin Hahn and Ally Harris The CDC’s federal eviction moratorium, which was set to expire June 30, 2021,…

Tags: CDC, covid-19, eviction moratorium

Podcast Episode 35: Eviction Courtwatch During COVID-19

A Little Louder, National issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted June 8, 2021

The CDC Eviction Moratorium should protect many individuals who appear before a Justice of the Peace due to non-payment of…

Tags: CDC, covid-19, eviction moratorium

The Texas Rent Relief Program will not reach its target before eviction without these changes

National issues, State issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted April 9, 2021

The Texas Rent Relief program, which began rolling out in March has had nearly 72,000 applicants according to recent reporting.…

Tags: covid-19, featured, rent relief

Texas Supreme Court’s inaction could put thousands of renters at risk of eviction

National issues, State issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted April 1, 2021

Thousands of Texas tenants who can’t pay rent amid the COVID-19 crisis are at risk of eviction as the Texas…

Tags: CDC, covid-19, eviction moratorium, Texas Supreme Court

Fear of Foreclosure: How homeowners of color are struggling with the financial fallout of COVID-19 in Houston

Local issues, State issues•by •Posted March 16, 2021

People of color have historically faced systemic obstacles in access to homeownership, yet so many have still persevered to secure…

Tags: covid-19, Home foreclosures, homeownership

Houston’s grace period eviction ordinance was too late for too many. Here is how to fix that.

Local issues, State issues•by •Posted March 10, 2021

Since the start of the COVID-19 crisis in March 2020, Texas Housers has advocated for a grace period ordinance in…

Tags: covid-19, Eviction moratoriums

Texas renters have few eviction protections under COVID-19. Justices of the Peace are rarely enforcing them.

State issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted February 25, 2021

Written by Julia Orduña and Ally Harris There have been over 23,000 eviction cases opened against tenants in Harris County…

Tags: covid-19, evictions

Here’s how you can apply for help from the Texas Rent Relief Program

State issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted February 22, 2021

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs has announced that they intend to make available $1.3 billion to eligible…

Tags: covid-19, rent relief

Texas Housers has created a simple checklist of principles for equitable rent relief

National issues, State issues•by •Posted February 2, 2021

After nine months of working with cities and counties in Texas and observing partners across the country do the same,…

Tags: covid-19, rent relief

The CDC Eviction Moratorium Needs Amendments, Not Just Extensions

Local issues, National issues, State issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted January 26, 2021

Contributed by Julia Orduña and Ally Harris As we enter the new year, many Texans are coming to terms with…

Tags: covid-19, eviction moratorium

Get Involved: Texas Housers uses CourtWatch to track improper COVID related evictions

Local issues, National issues, State issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted January 12, 2021

Texas Housers staff and volunteers have been tracking the experiences of Texas tenants brought before Texas Justice of the Peace…

Tags: CourtWatch, COVID, covid-19, evictions, Harris County

Texas COVID relief and eviction diversion programs could fall short if these major issues aren’t fixed

State issues•by •Posted January 5, 2021

Texas’s first statewide COVID-19 rental assistance program will kick off this January after months of government planning and public calls…

Tags: covid-19, eviction diversion program, evictions, rent relief

Texas struggles to streamline CARES funds as local governments scrape for resources

State issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted December 23, 2020

In May 2020, Gov. Greg Abbott and state leaders penned a letter to city and county officials about plans for…

Tags: cares act, covid-19

Watch Texas Housers’ December COVID Response Call on link between Housing & Health

National issues, State issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted December 16, 2020

As our nation looks to turn over the calendar to 2021, we also approach a dangerous deadline. The CDC’s moratorium…

Tags: covid-19

Texas Housers and interfaith community groups call on state leaders for eviction moratorium

State issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted December 10, 2020

As our nation marches toward a new year, we also edge toward a cliff with mass evictions on a scale…

Tags: covid-19, Eviction moratoriums, Texas Supreme Court

Texas Housers November COVID Response Call focused on delivering rent relief to the public

National issues, State issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted November 18, 2020

As we grow closer to the end of the year, with a possibly expiring eviction moratorium from the CDC, it…

Tags: covid-19, rent relief, Video

Texas Housers statement on City of Houston’s diversion of CARES Act funds to police, garbage bins

Local issues, National issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted October 21, 2020

The CARES Act was designed to provide rent relief and other aid for complications caused by COVID-19. There have been…

Tags: covid-19, Houston

Texas Housers COVID Response Call and Keep Texans Housed website track where housing and the pandemic meet

Local issues, National issues, State issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted October 16, 2020

Since news of the COVID-19 pandemic first broke in spring 2020, Texas Housers has made tracking the disease’s effects on…

Tags: covid-19

Breaking news: TX Supreme Court issues emergency order on CDC eviction moratorium to protect Texas tenants

State issues, Uncategorized•by John Henneberger•Posted September 17, 2020

By a vote of 6-2 today the Texas Supreme Court has issued an emergency order setting out much needed clearer…

Tags: Chronovirus, covid-19, evictions, Texas Supreme Court

The CDC’s national eviction moratorium is long overdue, but won’t protect tenants without robust rental relief

Local issues, National issues, State issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted September 2, 2020

On Sept 1, the Center for Disease Control and the Department of Health and Human Services announced that the federal…

Tags: covid-19, Eviction moratoriums, evictions, Late Fees

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