At it’s Tuesday meeting, the Killeen City Council is set to discuss a resolution accepting grant funds from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, to participate in the
Program seeks to reduce evictions
Potter County residents facing eviction have a resource at their disposal that could help aid the process of staying housed. Per the txcourts.gov website, the Supreme Court of Texas established the Texas Eviction Diversion Program through the Twenty-Seventh Emergency Order regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster.
The voluntary program seeks to reduce the number of evictions by enabling landlords and tenants to agree upon a resolution of non-payment of rent issues via funding allocated by Gov. Greg Abbott through the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, per authorities.
The initiative permits eligible landlords and tenants to agree upon a resolution to issues raised in an eviction case, with guidelines detailing if eligibility requirements are met, past due rent obligations may be eligible to be covered in full and the eviction case dismissed.
The Killeen City Council at a workshop meeting tonight is expected to discuss a grant program which might help provide rental assistance for Killeen residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The council is set to consider a memorandum/resolution accepting grant funds from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs to participate in the Texas Emergency Rental Assistance Program and Texas Eviction Diversion Program.
âThe Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) is making $40 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG-CV) CARES Act funds available to entitlement communities in the state of Texas who have existing COVID19 rental assistance programs and have indicated an interest to participate in the Texas Emergency Rental Assistance Program (TERAP),â according to a city staff report. âThe goal of the program is to help stabilize low- and moderate-income Texas renters impacted by COVID19 through the provision of up to six months of renta
On Monday, December 21, 2020, Congress passed a new stimulus bill that will extend the nationwide eviction moratorium by one month, with an updated expiration date of January 31, 2021..
Federal Relief Bill provides rental assistance, local officials say more help needed
Harris County leaders call for more eviction prevention
After President Trump signed the federal COVID Relief bill with help for renters, some state and Harris County leaders say Texas still need more help.
HOUSTON - Just after President Trump signed the new federal COVID Relief bill with help for renters, some state and Harris County leaders are calling on Governor Abbott to do more to stop evictions in this economic crisis.
The federal stimulus bill extends the CDC eviction moratorium through January and provides $25 billion in rental and utility assistance.