Texas lawmakers want state to find a way to halt evictions until backlogged rental relief is sent
Texas lawmakers want state to find a way to halt evictions until backlogged rental relief is sent
The Texas Apartment Association is still directing its members to abide by a CDC eviction moratorium, but acknowledges property owners are in a tough place.
Protestors place furniture and rally outside of the office of Senator John Cornyn on Sept. 1, 2020 in Dallas.(Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer)
The Texas legislature wants the state agency handling federal rent relief distribution to find a way to halt eviction proceedings while it works through a backlog of requested relief payments.
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Texans behind on their rent are at increasing risk of losing their homes despite a federal moratorium on evictions, according to housing attorneys, because a Texas Supreme Court order aimed at forestalling evictions has expired.
The nationwide order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention halting evictions through June 30 originally issued under the Trump administration has been an important bulwark against a housing crisis as people lost jobs and income during the pandemic, housing advocates say.
But an emergency order issued by the Texas Supreme Court that instructed judges across Texas how to follow the federal mandate expired March 31.
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The Texas state supreme court has allowed an emergency order to expire. Housing groups warn that could result in thousands of people losing their homes to eviction. Tenants rights advocates, like those pictured here in Boston, have pushed for stronger protections for renters during the pandemic. Image: Michael Dwyer/AP
The Texas state court system is signaling that it will no longer enforce a federal order aimed at stopping evictions during the coronavirus pandemic. That could clear the way for landlords to push ahead with tens of thousands of eviction cases that have been on hold.
The timing could be particularly painful for many families, coming after Congress has approved billions of dollars to help people pay the rent they owe to avoid eviction, but before the vast majority of renters have been able to receive any of that money.