Dallas Evictions 2020

Constant communications between landlord & tenant is pivotal to avoid eviction proceedings. After two months of back-and-forth exchanges, handholding, and negotiations, the tenant was finally approved for nearly $20,000 in rent and utility assistance through Texas Rent Relief.

Today we negotiated and entered into an Agreed Motion to Dismiss on an appeal to the County Court. After 6 weeks, the Tenant was approved for funds from the Texas Rent Relief program. The Landlord received back rent and 3-months of rent credit. The parties agreed that the Tenant would receive the appeal bond back from the Court's registry.

That's a Win in our books.

“Eviction can happen to any tenant, but has a disproportionate impact on women and people of color due to lower wages and discriminatory lending practices which have denied equal opportunity for homeownership,” says executive director Sandy Rolins of Texas Tenants’ Union. “It doesn’t matter if the case is dismissed, if the case is filed in retaliation for a tenant standing up for their rights, if the case was brought against a residential tenant after foreclosure, or if the case is filed for no reason other than the tenant “holding over” because they were unable to move out on time. Tenants should not be harmed in these situations.”

Texas Courts Are Proceeding With Evictions. The Impact Could Be Disastrous. - D Magazine Despite a CDC moratorium on evictions, some Texas judges kept allowing them. Housing advocates worry about the long-lasting impacts of the decisions on the most vulnerable.