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CDC extends eviction ban through July, but enforcement in Texas is up to individual judges
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A No Trespassing sign hangs from the corner post of Lucille Hammash s home in central Houston, on April 11, 2021.
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The federal government’s pandemic-related eviction moratorium, which was scheduled to expire June 30, has been extended to July 31, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention order released Thursday.
The CDC order says the purpose of the temporary halt is to slow the spread of COVID-19. Although millions of Americans are beginning to return to a sense of normalcy following their vaccinations, health officials warn that the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant across the United States including in Texas could be dangerous, especially among unvaccinated populations.
Despite moratoriums, Dallas renters weren’t actually protected from eviction during pandemic
Despite moratoriums, Dallas renters weren’t actually protected from eviction during pandemic
Eviction filings in Dallas County continued over the course of 2020 at nearly half the rate they did before the pandemic, according to a University of Texas at Dallas study.
Protesters picket outside of the office of Senator John Cornyn on Sept. 1, 2020 in Dallas.(Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer)
Do you know what to do if you find an eviction notice posted on your apartment door?
Many renters don’t – and a patchwork of quickly conceived eviction protections and confusing legal interpretations at all levels of government failed a number of Dallas County renters they were supposed to protect, a new study concludes.
Texas agency says rent relief distribution ‘improving dramatically,’ though backlog remains
In Dallas County, about $6 million has been paid to 856 renters.
The Texas State Capitol in Austin.(Lynda M. González / Staff Photographer)
Texas’ $1.3 billion COVID-19 rental relief program has ramped up its payments to tenants by 780% since the start of April, a state agency told lawmakers Wednesday.
The state House of Representatives’ Urban Affairs Committee reconvened for an update on the so-far rocky rollout of federal rental relief funds to tenants and landlords.
“Things are improving dramatically,” said Bobby Wilkinson, executive director of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.