Texas Eviction Diversion Program

STEPPING IN TO HELPTEXANS FACINEVICTION.THE STATE EVICTIONDIVERSION PROGRAMHAS BEEN EXTENDEDUNTIL OCTOBER 1ST.25 NEWS REPORTERLEIGHA MCNEIL TELLSUS WHAT THIS MEANSFOR RENTERS.REPORTER INTROTHE TEXAS EVICTIONDIVERSION PRRAOGCREATED BY GOVERNORGREG ABBOTT USES 171MILLION DOLLARS FROMCARES ACT FUNDING FORRENTAL ASSISTANCE ANDLEGAL SERVICES FORTEXANS FACING EVICTION.IT'S A PROGRAM HOUSINGADVOCATES Y SAESSENTIAL.SOT: BARBARA BOZON -CENTRAL TEXASHOUSING CONSORTIEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR"IT'S CRITICAL, IT'SALWAYS BEENCRITIC."ALTRACK 1THE EXTENSION ISGOOD NEWS FORREERNTS AND HOUSINGADVOCATES LIKEBARBARA BOZON WITHTHE CENTRATEL XASHOUSING CONSORTIUMSOT: BARBRA BOZON -CENTRAL TEXASHOUSING CONSORTIUMEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR" YOU KNOW, WE'VE TRIEDREALLY HARD TO WORK WITHOUR RESIDENTS.

WAY BK,ACYOU KNOW, OVER A YEARAGO WHEN THIS FIRSTSTARTED."TRACK 2THE THREAT OFEVICTION ONCELOOMING OVER THEHEAD OF ESTEBANWILLMSIASOT: ESTEBANWILLIAMS - LOCALRENTAL"SO AS A RENTER, I'MSITTING HERE LIKE,WHAT AM I GOING TO DO,BECAUSE I HAVE SOMEMONEY IN THE SAVINGSACCOUNT.

BUT WT HAHAPPENS WHEN THAT RUNSOUT?"TRACK 3AFTER BEING OUT OFWORK FOR 3 MONTHSDUE TO THE PANDEMICHE' BOUNCING BACKSOT: ESTEBANWILLIAMS - LOCALRENTAL"I'M ALWAYS THINKINGABOUT THE NEXT STEPHOW TO MAKE THEMSECURE THEIR FUTURE.WE STARTED A GARDEN,WE BECAME THRIFTIER.LIKE I SAID, TO MAKESURE THAT WE AREABLE TO STRETCH OURRESOURCES."TRACK 4BUT OTHERS AREN'T SOLUY CKSOT: BARBRA BOZON -CENTRAL TEXASHOUSING CONSORTIUMEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR"WHAT THIS DOES IS ITALLOWS RESIDTSENAND LANDLORDS TOWORK TOGETHER TOGET RENTALASSISTANCE AND TOGET THEIR RENTCAUGHT UP AND PAID,"TRACK 5THE VOLUNTARYPROGRAM OFFERS UPTO 15 MONTHS OF RENTAND UTILITY FUNDING,SOT: BARBRA BOZON -CENTRAL TEXASHOUSING CONSORTIUMEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR"THAT ALLOWS THERESIDENT TO CONTINUETO LIVE THERE, ITALLOWS THE LANDLORDTO COLLECT THEIRRENT."REPORTER TAGTO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THEPROGRAM YOU MUST HAVEAN ACTIVE EVICTION CASE.ONCE IN COURT IF BOTHPARTIES AGREE TOPARTICIPATE AND THEAPPLICATION IS APPROVED,THE TENANT CAN STAY INTHE HOME AND THE CASEWILL BE DISMISSED, WHILETHE LANDLORD RECEIVESPAYMENT.THANK YOU LEIGHA...THE COST OF RENT INNTCERAL TEXAS HASSEEN AT LEAST A SEVEPERCENT HIKE OVERTHE LAST YEAR.ACCORDING TO RENTCAFE.

..THE AVERAGE RENT INTEMPLE IS $920...10%HIGHER THAN 2020.KILLEEN'S RENTAVERAGES ABOUT$865...ALSO SEEING A10% INCREASE THERE.AND WACO COMES IN AT$1,073...SEEING A SEVENPERCENT JUMP.