March 22, 2007
Power restored to northeast Houston apartment complex

March 20, 2007
House set to extend housing subsidies for Katrina victims

Rep. Green adds provision to move evacuees to HUD program for 2008

March 18, 2007
Raising roof on practice of apartment deposits

March 17, 2007
Tallying up the expenses of moving in

Application fee, furnishings and insurance are just a few of the expected costs

March 8, 2007
Rental fraud abruptly sends tenants packing

Feb. 26, 2007
Little girl survives big shock

Feb. 15, 2007
24 apartments damaged in fire; no one hurt

Jan. 23, 2007
Leasing rule sent to voters for OK

Councilman says Farmers Branch may set precedent on illegal residents

Dec. 20, 2006
Ordered last month to restore housing aid to evacuees, FEMA still working on how

Help may not arrive in time for some

Dec. 13, 2006
Judge blasts FEMA for withholding aid

He demands that the agency act fast and follow his orders to restore the housing funds

Dec. 8, 2006
FEMA loses bid to withhold payments

Agency must tell judge how it will resume housing aid for some evacuees

Dec. 7, 2006
Katrina evacuees, backers turn heat up on FEMA

Federal agency is asked to drop its appeal of order to keep paying rents

 


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TEXAS TENANTS' BILL OF RIGHTS:

I. Freedom From Wrongful Eviction or Lockout

Prop. Sec. 24.005
Prop. Sec. 92.0081

II. Freedom From Wrongful Disconnection of Utilities
Prop. Sec. 92.008

III. Freedom From Wrongful Seizure of Property
Prop. Sec. 54.041

IV. Right to Repairs
Prop. Sec. 92.052

V. Right to Working Security Devices and Smoke Detectors
Prop. Sec. 92.153
Prop. Sec. 92.258

VI. Right to Disclosure of Owner and Management
Prop. Sec. 92.201

VII. Right to Escape Family Violence
Prop. Sec. 92.015
Prop. Sec. 92.016

VIII. Right to Vacate for Military Service
Prop. Sec. 92.017

IX. Right to Refund of Security Deposit or Application Deposit
Prop. Sec. 92.102
Prop. Sec. 92.351

X. Freedom From Retaliation
Prop. Sec. 92.331