Texas
| Austin Tenants’ Council | Tenant/landlord and fair housing help for Austin residents | ||
| BASTA Austin | Organizing help for Austin tenants | ||
| Legal Aid Offices in Texas | Free legal help for low-income people | ||
| Lone Star Legal Aid | (800) 733-8394 – 14 branch offices in the Eastern part of the state extending from Texarkana to Angleton. Covers some central parts of the state including Belton and Waco. | ||
| Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas | 1-888-529-5277 – 14 branch offices in the North Central and Western parts of the state including the DFW area, Lubbock, Amarillo, Odessa, and Abilene | ||
| Texas RioGrande Legal Aid | 1-888-988-9996 – 12 offices in South, Central and West Texas including Austin, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, El Paso, the entire Rio Grande Valley and the entire Texas-Mexico border | ||
| Dallas Eviction Advocacy Center | Free legal advice for Texas tenants facing eviction Email DallasEvictions2020@gmail.com or Text 469-436-2704 | ||
| Dealing with Credit Reports & Tenant Screening Services | https://www.consumerfinance.gov/ask-cfpb/how-long-can-information-like-eviction-actions-and-lawsuits-stay-on-my-tenant-screening-record-en-2104/ https://www.propublica.org/article/landlords-use-secret-algorithms-to-screen-potential-tenants-find-out-what-theyve-said-about-you If you think your rights have been violated by a tenant screening company, you can submit a complaint to the CFPB online. | ||
| How to Sue in Justice Court | Helpful Information on How to Sue from the State Bar of Texas | ||
| Texas Workforce Commission Civil RightsDivision or North Texas Fair Housing Center Greater Houston Fair Housing Center Fair Housing Council of Greater San Antonio | To file a discrimination complaint | ||
| Texas County Appraisal Districts | Can be useful in obtaining ownership information from tax records | ||
| Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs | State Housing Agency | ||
| Texas Low Income Housing Information Service | Affordable housing and tenant/landlord information | ||
| To find out who your elected representatives are | https://wrm.capitol.texas.gov/home | ||
| Bed Bug Information | https://citybugs.tamu.edu/factsheets/biting-stinging/others/ent-3013/ | ||
| Tenant Organizing | How to Organize a Tenant Association (from the Lenox Hill Neighborhood Association in NY http://tenant.net/Organize/Lenox/lh-1.html | ||
| Towing Information | https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/media/pdf/Consumer%20Protection%20-%20TOW.pdf https://www.dallascounty.org/Assets/uploads/docs/jpcourts/1-2/HearingForm_013014.pdf | ||
| Utility Complaints | Utility Rules: Electricity Central System or Non-submetered Master Metered Utilities (electricity) http://www.puc.texas.gov/agency/rulesnlaws/subrules/electric/25.141/25.141.pdf Electric Submetering for Apartments, Condominiums, and Mobile Home Parks http://www.puc.texas.gov/agency/rulesnlaws/subrules/electric/25.142/25.142.pdf Water Submetering and Allocation General Rules and Definitions http://www.puc.texas.gov/agency/rulesnlaws/subrules/water/subchI/24.275/24.275.pdf Owner Registration and Records http://www.puc.texas.gov/agency/rulesnlaws/subrules/water/subchI/24.277/24.277.pdf Rental Agreement http://www.puc.texas.gov/agency/rulesnlaws/subrules/water/subchI/24.279/24.279.pdf Charges and Calculations http://www.puc.texas.gov/agency/rulesnlaws/subrules/water/subchI/24.281/24.281.pdf Billing http://www.puc.texas.gov/agency/rulesnlaws/subrules/water/subchI/24.283/24.283.pdf Complaint Jurisdiction http://www.puc.texas.gov/agency/rulesnlaws/subrules/water/subchI/24.285/24.285.pdf Submeters or Point-of-Use Submeters and Plumbing Fixtures http://www.puc.texas.gov/agency/rulesnlaws/subrules/water/subchI/24.287/24.287.pdf | ||
| National Organizations | |||
| National Housing Law Project | A support center for legal services agencies and to bolster their capacity on housing law. | ||
| National Housing Trust | A national non-profit engaged in housing preservation through public policy advocacy, real estate development, and lending. | ||
| National Low Income Housing Coalition | A national non-profit dedicated solely to achieving socially just public policy that ensures people with the lowest incomes in the United States have affordable and decent homes. | ||
| Housing Justice Center | A nonprofit public interest advocacy and legal organization whose primary mission is to preserve and expand affordable housing for low-income individuals and families. | ||
| U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development | Federal agency that oversees public housing, Section 8 vouchers, Project-based Section 8 and other programs. | ||
| HUD Fair Housing Office | Information about housing discrimination and complaint form | ||
| Hudclips | HUD notices, handbooks, and regulations relating to federally subsidized housing | ||
| Huduser | Housing data | ||
| www.apartmentratings.com | Find out what other tenants have said about an apartment about a place you are thinking about renting. | ||
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