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

How to Report Housing Discrimination

If you believe your housing rights have been violated, you can report it with our Housing Discrimination Complaint Generator.
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.
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.

Handouts

Group Homes and Fair Housing Rights

People with disabilities who live in group homes have rights under the Fair Housing Act. Learn what to do if your rights are violated.
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.
Lender Trying to Pull a Fast One on You?

What you need to know about predatory lending and the Fair Housing Act.
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.
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.
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.
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.

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.