Texas rent relief applications open up again today.
The Texas rent relief program allocates funds to residents who may need them to put toward rental and utility costs.Starting at 8 a.m. today, Texas residents will have the first chance in two years to apply for rent assistance through a state program and perhaps avoid evictions.of eviction filed in the county each day this year; and the rising cost of apartments, with the average rent at $1,300 in 2022 as reported by Costar Real Estate.
This assistance is available for up to 18 months of coverage in total if households are first-time applicants. If households are re-applying, they are eligible for the remainder number of months that have not been covered, Tirloni said. Residents who risk losing their houses are asked to include their court case’s docket number and the information of the precinct’s Justice of Peace, so their applications can go under immediate review.
“When you look at where we were with COVID-19, that started affecting individuals in the state around March and April 2020 and we launched in February 2021,” Tirloni said. “We were really seeing that we were providing assistance right at the height of when people needed it the most.”
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