Housing
Harris County will soon offer free legal counseling to residents facing eviction
Posted on · The Eviction Defense Program will give qualifying Harris County residents free legal counseling related to their eviction case.
Tag: Lone Star Legal Aid
Housing
Thousands Of Houston Evictions Paused During The Pandemic Could Resume In Coming Weeks
Posted on · The federal eviction moratorium is set to expire at the end of July. Houstonians won't have a state or local moratorium in place to pause their eviction either -- unlike renters in New York, Los Angeles, and Austin.
City of Houston
Review Of Houston Eviction Cases Finds Most Moving Forward Despite Federal Moratorium
Posted on · Local housing advocates say the moratorium isn't making a significant difference so far.
Houston Matters
Advice: Understanding Renters’ Rights After Harvey
Posted on · Renters across Greater Houston have lots of questions in the wake of Harvey. Richard Tomlinson from Lone Star Legal Aid, helps us navigate these complicated legal questions.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Renters’ Rights After Harvey, And Political Roundup (Sept. 13, 2017)
Posted on · On Wednesday's edition of Houston Matters: We discuss the rights of renters after Harvey. We engage in our weekly political roundup. And we talk about Houston's rich Asian food heritage.
Houston Matters
Should Non-Profit Hospitals Be Able to Sue Patients Over Unpaid Bills?
Posted on · Last month, U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley told NPR and ProPublica he was “astounded” by the collection practices of some non-profit hospitals, who are seizing wages of low-income patients. NPR and ProPublica have found hundreds of such instances, which Grassley, the Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman, says could be illegal. They would be, for sure, here in […]
Full Show
Hospitals Suing Patients & Book Famine: Monday’s Show (February 16, 2015)
Posted on · Last month, U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley told NPR and ProPublica he was “astounded” by the collection practices of some non-profit hospitals, who are seizing wages of low-income patients. NPR and ProPublica have found hundreds of such instances, which Grassley, the Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman, says could be illegal. They would be, for sure, here in […]