Harris County Eviction Defense Program will aid any qualifying tenant who is facing eviction, and is seeking legal advice, the opportunity to meet with an attorney or legal representative at the court where the tenant’s eviction case is held (Justice Court or County Court at Law).
Harris County seeks to maximize the impact of its COVID-19 rental assistance funding by investing in eviction defense legal services for low-income residents. Harris County has had an increased number of evictions, especially for non-payment of rent due to household financial losses related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Housing instability has lasting negative health and financial impacts on the families losing their homes as well as their communities. During the public health crisis and aftermath, they will continue to support a network of housing legal service providers to meet increased demand through funding for attorneys, paralegals, intake staff, interpretation, community outreach, and programmatic costs associated with these services as well as those costs necessary to ensure the provision of this legal assistance in a safe manner in light of the public health and economic crisis.