Stop TX Eviction Launches to Keep Renters Housed

Stop TX Eviction Launches to Keep Renters Housed

UPDATED NOV. 12, 2020 WITH DIGITAL TOOLKIT TO PROMOTE StopTXEviction.org

Contact: Robert Elder, Communications Director | 512-374-2764, relder@trla.org

Oct. 21, 2020 – Millions of Texans are struggling to pay rent and facing possible evictions. Stop TX Eviction, a new online information portal, is a step-by-step guide to help tenants understand their legal rights and the remedies available to keep them housed.

Stop TX Eviction, a project of Texas’ primary legal aid providers, helps tenants understand their rights and the eviction process, locate rental assistance, and apply for free legal help.

Available in English and Spanish, the site helps renters:

  • Access essential documents they can give to their landlord or a court;

  • Locate and apply for free legal services for tenants who qualify;

  • Find out about rental assistance and other resources, and how to apply; and

  • Participate in an online chat with a lawyer who may be able to answer questions about evictions.

Stop TX Eviction also provides information about the Texas Eviction Diversion Program, a $171 million program to help tenants pay rent and stay in their homes. The program began on Oct. 12 as a pilot in 19 counties: Bee, Bexar, Brazos, Chambers, Deaf Smith, El Paso, Erath, Fannin, Grayson, Harris, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Montgomery, Palo Pinto, Parker, Potter, Randall, San Patricio, and Wise.

The program is expected to expand to the rest of Texas in January 2021.

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Stop TX Eviction is a collaboration between Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Texas Legal Services Center, Lone Star Legal Aid, and Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas. This project is possible with generous funding from the Texas Access to Justice Foundation.

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid provides free legal services to people who cannot afford an attorney in 68 southwestern counties, including the entire Texas-Mexico border. TRLA attorneys specialize in more than 45 areas of the law, including disaster assistance, family, employment, foreclosure, bankruptcy, landlord-tenant, housing, education, immigration, farmworker, and civil rights. Our hotline is open from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (CST) Monday – Friday: (956) 996-8752.

Chris Ramirez