On Tuesday night, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. This legislation includes $25 billion in rental assistance and an extension of the CDC eviction moratorium until January 31, 2021. While emergency rental assistance funding is something AAGD has been fighting for since...
Date posted 12/23/2020
AAGD PAC Endorsed Candidates 2020 November General Election TEXAS SENATE Candidate District Hometown Jane Nelson 12 Flower Mound TEXAS HOUSE Candidate District Hometown Keith Bell 4 Forney Jake Ellzey 10 Midlothian Justin Holland 33 Heath Reggie Smith 62 Van Alstyne Tan...
Date posted 10/12/2020
On October 2, TAA hosted a webinar on the new CDC eviction order and the Texas Supreme Court order on evictions and what you need to know. RESOURCES View the the October 2 Webinar Recording Download the October 2 Slide Presentation
Date posted 10/2/2020
The Supreme Court of Texas issued a new eviction order that is effective September 17 through December 15, 2020.
Date posted 09/21/2020
On Thursday, September 17 AAGD held a legal webinar on the CDC’s latest order on evictions. Attorneys Jennifer Owen and Jerry Carlton discussed the order and how it may impact rental properties in North Texas.The recording and presentation deck of the September 17 webinar are available...
Date posted 09/17/2020
CDC Order temporarily halting most nonpayment evictions goes into effect this FridayThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), at the direction of the President, filed an order in the Federal Register Tuesday to temporarily halt residential evictions.The order goes into effect this...
Date posted 09/3/2020
On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced an order to temporarily halt residential evictions to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. You can find the CDC order here. The order begins on September 4, 2020 and ends on December 31, 2020. Important points about the order: The...
Date posted 09/3/2020
City of Dallas Residents
Date posted 09/1/2020
Written by Jennifer Owen. On August 21, 2020, the Texas Supreme Court issued its 24th Emergency Order (the “Order”) extending its requirement that Texas landlords file a statement in residential evictions regarding the property’s relationship with the CARES Act. Pursuant to this...
Date posted 08/25/2020
The City of Dallas, in partnership with the Dallas Housing Authority (DHA), has launched a new rental assistance program through the CARES Act. The program opens today, August 25, 2020 and will allocate $6 million dollars of CARES Act funding to DHA and local nonprofits, including the United Way...
Date posted 08/24/2020
On July 6, 2020, all Dallas County justices of the peace agreed to a new eviction order. Under this order, all residential eviction cases for non-payment of rent filed after July 6, 2020 shall not be set for trial until August 5, 2020. Any cases already scheduled before July 6 may proceed at the...
Date posted 07/6/2020
AAGD has created a flowchart with information on the evictions process and new local and federal requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic. Links In The Chart: Understanding the Ordinance Resource Get the Evictions Protocol Toolkit Download the Chart
Date posted 06/10/2020
