Landlords

According to an analysis by KUT, these companies own and manage at least 52,715 rental homes in the Austin metro. That accounts for roughly 13% of all multifamily homes.

The Wright family sued Whitestone Crossing Austin LLC for refusing to make repairs to the Cedar Park townhome they rented. Issues included water leaks, an ant infestation and mold.

It starts with a call to 311.

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.

Council members passed two ordinances Thursday, both centered on renters. One could help renters stave off eviction, and the other is intended to prevent landlord backlash when tenants organize.

Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas is running a new program where lawyers show up in most Travis County eviction courts to offer representation for tenants.

More than 165,000 Texans have been helped by the state’s $1.9 billion rental assistance program that launched during the pandemic, but people have “slipped through the cracks,” advocates say.

The court's six conservative justices said the CDC exceeded its authority by issuing the two-month pause on evictions in much of the country.

The federal government plans to release $5 billion in new housing vouchers to help those at risk of homelessness. Low-income tenants often struggle to find landlords who will accept such vouchers.

Some renters have moved in with family or friends during the pandemic, while others have bought houses. As a result, more apartments are vacant.