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The automated online systems that landlords, often corporate landlords, use to screen rental applications and payments don’t recognize lawful forms of income, such as veterans’ benefits, Social Security disability benefits, supplemental security income, pensions, child support and alimony. The bill attempts to fix that.

Sherri Foster missed several months of rent in 2020, but the lease on her Prairie Village house included a late fee of $20 per day. The court ruled she owed fees for all 1,062 days between her first missed payment and the judgment date.

Minimum wage will not cover the cost of rent for a modest one-bedroom apartment in any Oklahoma county, according to a new report.

In several states, a renter has to make $20 or more an hour to afford apartments being leased at Fair Market Value. Nearly half of Americans don't make enough money to afford a one-bedroom rental.

Housing advocates say Texas laws fall short when it comes to property trespassers but they warn changes could worsen the state’s evictions crisis.

It starts with a call to 311.

State law makes it illegal for landlords to retaliate against tenants for complaining to city inspectors, but there is no enforcement agency.

A tenant can’t withhold rent to force their landlord to fix a broken air conditioner or make a necessary repair, but they can take them to court to force a fix.

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs will take applications for rental assistance until March 28.

Two bills filed with the Texas State House – HB 673 and HB 511 — are being hailed as “no costs measures” to curb homelessness by housing advocates.