How to Get Housing Help
Immediate assistance: If you need the immediate assistance of an attorney or have been served with an eviction or eviction notice, please reach out to your local Legal Aid Office or call the Texas Lawyers Referral Hotline at 1-800-252-9690.
Need help?
Do you need help with your housing? On this page, you’ll find resources related to accommodations, possible discrimination, and more.
Your rights
Do you know your basic housing rights? Visit our Know Your Housing Rights Resource Page for information.
Featured Resources
How to Report Housing Discrimination
If you believe your housing rights have been violated, you can report it with our Housing Discrimination Complaint Generator. Continue reading “How to Report Housing Discrimination”
Renting an Apartment When You Are in Recovery
You may be protected from housing discrimination that is based on a criminal history that was a result of Opioid Use Disorder. Continue reading “Renting an Apartment When You Are in Recovery”
Asking Your Landlord for an Accommodation
You can ask your landlord to make reasonable accommodations (changes) if their policies or rules are making the symptoms of your disability worse. Continue reading “Asking Your Landlord for an Accommodation”
Letter to Landlord to Request Early Lease Termination
Do you need to request a reasonable accommodation to terminate your lease early? This easy-to-use tool will make a letter to send to your landlord requesting to end your lease early without any fines or penalties. Continue reading “Letter to Landlord to Request Early Lease Termination”
Handouts
Credit History and the Fair Housing Act
If your credit history has been negatively impacted because you are unable to work, learn how to ask a landlord for an accommodation. Continue reading “Credit History and the Fair Housing Act”
Lender Trying to Pull a Fast One on You?
What you need to know about predatory lending and the Fair Housing Act. Continue reading “Lender Trying to Pull a Fast One on You?”
Being Kept Out of a Home Because of Where You’re From?
The Fair Housing Act protects your right to get a home free from discrimination based on national origin and other factors. Continue reading “Being Kept Out of a Home Because of Where You’re From?”
Is Discrimination Keeping You From Moving Into a Home?
The Fair Housing Act protects your right to get a home free from discrimination based on disability and other factors. Continue reading “Is Discrimination Keeping You From Moving Into a Home?”
Eviction & the Fair Housing Act
Learn about how the Fair Housing Act protects you from discrimination and how you can ask for an accommodation to avoid eviction. Continue reading “Eviction & the Fair Housing Act”
Filing a Complaint: Possible Discrimination in Housing
Learn how to file a complaint with a government agency about possible discrimination or fair housing violations in Texas. Continue reading “Filing a Complaint: Possible Discrimination in Housing”
Videos
OUD Recovery and Housing
If you are in recovery from Opioid Use Disorder (OUD), You may be facing problems getting into a place to live because of being in recovery or because of a criminal history related to past opioid use. This video explains some things you should know and you can do. Watch the video “OUD Recovery and Housing”