/tags/evictions Evictions en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 24 Mar 2025 10:03:00 GMT /housing/2025-03-24/austin-texas-evictions-travis-county Eviction filings were up about 25% in 2024 compared to the year before. An eviction filing does not mean a renter was eventually evicted. Mon, 24 Mar 2025 10:03:00 GMT /housing/2025-03-24/austin-texas-evictions-travis-county Audrey McGlinchy /texas/2023-06-28/a-pandemic-era-lifeline-for-renters-facing-eviction-in-san-marcos-is-set-to-expire An ordinance passed during the pandemic gave tenants 90 days to pay overdue rent, fees and any additional charges before a landlord could begin the eviction process. But the ordinance is set to expire Friday, when the COVID disaster declaration ends. Wed, 28 Jun 2023 23:50:57 GMT /texas/2023-06-28/a-pandemic-era-lifeline-for-renters-facing-eviction-in-san-marcos-is-set-to-expire Maya Fawaz /texas/2022-12-07/why-some-texas-cities-and-counties-had-to-return-millions-in-rental-aid-during-the-pandemic For some local relief programs, a lack of staffing, political support and effective community outreach got in the way of spending federal funds to prevent evictions, a new report found. More than $30 million went unspent and had to be returned. Wed, 07 Dec 2022 23:20:28 GMT /texas/2022-12-07/why-some-texas-cities-and-counties-had-to-return-millions-in-rental-aid-during-the-pandemic Lucy Tompkins, The Texas Tribune and The New York Times /crime-justice/2022-07-28/corporate-landlords-used-aggressive-tactics-to-push-out-more-tenants-than-was-known Congress finds four companies appeared to have a strategy to get tenants to leave during the pandemic. Many faced eviction after missing only one payment, and while waiting for emergency rental aid. Sat, 30 Jul 2022 02:41:38 GMT /crime-justice/2022-07-28/corporate-landlords-used-aggressive-tactics-to-push-out-more-tenants-than-was-known Jennifer Ludden /texas/2022-04-15/eviction-filings-in-texas-major-cities-reach-new-highs-since-pandemic-began Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth and Austin all ranked among the top 10 cities for new eviction filings in early April, among the 31 cities tracked by Eviction Lab. Fri, 15 Apr 2022 20:43:57 GMT /texas/2022-04-15/eviction-filings-in-texas-major-cities-reach-new-highs-since-pandemic-began Joshua Fechter /austin/2022-03-25/as-austin-area-evictions-rise-lawyers-are-on-hand-virtually-to-help-tenants Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas is running a new program where lawyers show up in most AG真人百家乐 County eviction courts to offer representation for tenants. Fri, 25 Mar 2022 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2022-03-25/as-austin-area-evictions-rise-lawyers-are-on-hand-virtually-to-help-tenants Audrey McGlinchy /news/2022-03-08/travis-county-to-likely-close-housing-assistance-program-months-early-after-deluge-of-applications County staff told commissioners on Tuesday they'd received nearly 3,400 applications for rent and mortgage help in just one week, which is the number of households they expected to be able to help. Tue, 08 Mar 2022 20:12:30 GMT /news/2022-03-08/travis-county-to-likely-close-housing-assistance-program-months-early-after-deluge-of-applications Audrey McGlinchy /covid-19/2022-01-04/travis-county-is-officially-shutting-down-its-pandemic-rent-relief-program The county hoped to use additional federal money to prop up the program. That money isn't coming in. Tue, 04 Jan 2022 21:47:54 GMT /covid-19/2022-01-04/travis-county-is-officially-shutting-down-its-pandemic-rent-relief-program Andrew Weber /covid-19/2021-12-28/as-omicron-fuels-a-surge-in-covid-cases-travis-county-judges-extend-waiting-period-on-eviction-cases Starting in January, residential landlords and their tenants will have to wait at least 30 calendar days between filing an eviction and a trial. Typically, cases must be heard within 21 days of a filing. Tue, 28 Dec 2021 23:36:33 GMT /covid-19/2021-12-28/as-omicron-fuels-a-surge-in-covid-cases-travis-county-judges-extend-waiting-period-on-eviction-cases Audrey McGlinchy /austin/2021-12-23/as-covid-cases-surge-again-in-austin-local-eviction-bans-come-to-an-end The bans were intended to help prevent the spread of COVID by keeping people housed. Housing advocates question whether now is a good time to end them. Thu, 23 Dec 2021 11:01:00 GMT /austin/2021-12-23/as-covid-cases-surge-again-in-austin-local-eviction-bans-come-to-an-end Audrey McGlinchy