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Dallas begins relocation efforts for homeless residents of Camp Rhonda Dallas officials are moving people to Hotel Miramar while advocates call for permanent solutions Arthur Stebbins takes some of his belongings out of Camp Rhonda, a homeless encampment located on a lot along I-45, on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021 in South Dallas. Dallas City offered the residents the ability to stay at the Hotel Miramar. Last week, city officials sent a notice to the owner of the property, Johnny Aguinaga, stating that the lot needed to be empty by Feb. 6. (Juan Figueroa/ The Dallas Morning News)(Juan Figueroa / Sta...

850 4 minutes read The city of Dallas threatened a local unhoused encampment with displacement and destruction of personal property on Wednesday, January 27th. This encampment, near the Austin Street Shelter, is named Camp Rhonda after a beloved community member who tragically passed.  The camp has grown because of the involvement and leadership of several houseless individuals, including Rhonda, in coordination with groups like Diaspora United, Dallas Stops Evictions and several other organizations. This development began during the summer of 2020 uprisings against racism, when participa...

Ahmadian said this is the wrong time to evict anyone. "When people with the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses with spikes and raises in cases, people are out of jobs,” Ahmadian said. “People are out of income which puts them behind on rent.  When they get behind on rent the chances of them ending up here is 90%." Legal Aid of Northwest Texas advises renters to know their rights and seek help. More aid is also coming for Texas in January through the Texas Eviction Diversion Program. "That is going to be able to give money to various landlords if the landlord and tenant agree to participate in...