If you are being evicted this can be a scary and stressful time. We want to help. There are several things you can do. First, know that Lone Star Legal Aid provides free civil legal assistance to tenants facing evictions. Volunteers serve 60+ counties in Texas.
Here's what the website says about getting help in Harris County:
"In Harris County, Texas, our Eviction Right to Counsel Unit (ER2C), part of the larger Eviction Defense Coalition, is like a public defender’s office. Subject to our resources, applicants eligible under financial guidelines receive full representation in eviction court. The Eviction Defense Coalition includes Lone Star Legal Aid, Houston Volunteer Lawyers, South Texas College of Law Houston, Thurgood Marshall School of Law’s Earl Carl Institute, and the University of Houston Law Center. The ER2C’s mission is to provide an attorney to tenants facing eviction to represent them in court, rather than merely providing forms or self-help resources. Since June 2020, our Eviction Right to Counsel aims to be present at eviction dockets throughout Harris County to meet with tenants for potential on-the-spot representation. We encourage anyone with a court date to ASAP."
Resource
Lone Star Legal Aid self-help tools
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