December 8, 2020 by Nesibe Selma
Evictions Update for 2021 – FB Live Info Session December 10, 2020, at 12:00 PM CST
Houston, Texas – Lone Star Legal Aid is hosting a Facebook Live event on Thursday, December 10, 2020, at 12:00 PM CST to discuss the Center for Disease Control and Prevention order preventing eviction for the remainder of 2020.
As the end of the year rounds the corner, Texas tenants are anxious about their rights in eviction cases. The federal CDC eviction moratorium has helped Texans avoid homelessness and supplementarily prevent people from congregating and further spreading the Coronavirus. The UCLA has reported that over 4,456 deaths in Texas so far have been attributed to the intersection of evictions and COVID-19. With the eviction protection set to expire on December 31, 2020, Texas tenants have few laws to protect them from eviction in non-payment of rent cases.
Dana Karni, manager of LSLA’s Eviction Right to Counsel Project, and Jon-Ross Trevino, manager of LSLA’s Houston Housing and Consumer Division, will team up once again to provide updates to the community on the resources available going into the new year. Specifically, they’ll discuss what tenants should expect, explaining how the Texas Eviction Diversion Program will diversify, and the measures attorneys will take moving forward.
To catch this important event, go to http://www.facebook.com/LoneStarLegalAid
Lone Star Legal Aid is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit law firm focused on advocacy on behalf of low-income and underserved populations. Lone Star Legal Aid serves millions of people at 125% of federal poverty guidelines that reside in 72 counties in the eastern and Gulf Coast regions of Texas, and 4 counties of southwest Arkansas. Lone Star Legal Aid focuses its resources on maintaining, enhancing, and protecting income and economic stability; preserving housing; improving outcomes for children; establishing and sustaining family safety and stability, health and well‐being; and assisting populations with special vulnerabilities, like those who have disabilities, or who are elderly, homeless, or have limited English language skills. To learn more about Lone Star Legal Aid, visit our website at http://www.lonestarlegal.org.
Media contact: media@lonestarlegal.org
