Navigate this site using the links on the left side of the page.
To read general information about your rights as a tenant click the "Rights" link and then select the area of tenant rights you need information about from the expanded menu.
The "Fight back" link will provide you general information about suing your landlord or organizing your neighboring tenants to take action against an abusive landlord.
The "Prevention" link provides useful things to consider before you sign a lease and steps you should take to make sure you get your deposit back before you move out.
This web site is not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. You must consult an attorney to properly understand your rights and the options avaiable to you.
The Texas Tenants Advisor is a service of the Texas Low Income Housing Information Service.
We receive many questions from Texas tenants about their rights and have worked with Legal Services attorneys from Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid to create this Web site. The Texas Low Income Housing Information Service which operates this web site are not attorneys and we cannot answer specific questions about your situation.
YOU SHOULD CONTACT AN ATTORNEY TO GET ANSWERS ABOUT YOUR SPECIFIC LEGAL PROBLEM.
There are two tenants' rights organizations in Texas that may be able to provide you more help.
Texas Tenants Union
4228 Main St
Dallas, TX 75226
214-823-2733
ttu@mail.ont.com
The Austin Tenants' Council
1619 E. Cesar Chavez
Austin, TX 78702
Counseling Line (only for residents of the city of Austin and Travis County)
(512) 474-1961 (M-F 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.)
The Austin Tenants' Council offers tenant-landlord counseling online, via email. Submit your query to questions@commoner.com. They require that you provide the following information along with your question:
- Your
Full Name
- Your
Address (include City, State and Zip Code)
- Whether
you are a tenant, landlord, etc.