The CDC has issued a Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions to Prevent the Further Spread of COVID-19. You can read the order by clicking on the blue title. You must sign a declaration under penalty of perjury and give it to your landlord to be protected. Here is a link to the declaration: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/declaration-form.pdf
Here are fact sheets and declarations in other languages, via the National Low Income Housing Coalition, National Housing Law Project, and Alliance for Housing Justice.
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Arabic
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Burmese
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English
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Chinese and Traditional Chinese
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Creole
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Hmong
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Russian
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Somali
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Spanish
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Swahili
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Tagalog
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Vietnamese
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Declarations in additional languages can be found at https://nlihc.org/coronavirus-and-housing-homelessness/national-eviction-moratorium
Do NOT sign unless each statement is true. As always, keep a copy for your own records and have proof it is received.
Rent is still due. To find rent assistance, call 211, scroll below, and check for programs at https://nlihc.org/rental-assistance
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) has received $1.3 billion in Emergency Rental Assistance funds from the newly passed Coronavirus Relief Bill. TDHCA’s Texas Rent Relief program will accept applications from landlords and tenants beginning February 15, 2021, at 8 a.m. Learn more and apply by phone at 833-9TX-RENT / 833-989-7368.
Texas Eviction Diversion Program – The Supreme Court of Texas established the Texas Eviction Diversion Program (TEDP) through the Twenty-Seventh Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster. If you and your landlord agree to participate in the Texas Eviction Diversion Program, you may be able to have up to 15 months of the rent you owe paid and stop your eviction. Call 855-270-7655 or see the brochures below for more information.
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TEDP Brochure (English/Spanish)
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TEDP Brochure (English)
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TEDP Brochure (Spanish)
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TEDP Brochure (Arabic)
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TEDP Brochure (Chinese)
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TEDP Brochure (French)
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TEDP Brochure (German)
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TEDP Brochure (Korean)
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TEDP Brochure (Russian)
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TEDP Brochure (Tagalog)
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TEDP Brochure (Vietnamese)