ALONG I-10 WHEN SHE COLLIDED
HEAD-ON WITH AN 18 WHEELER.
>> THE MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS
IN TEXASENEDED TODAY.
LANDLORDS CAN TAKE THE NEXT
STEPS IN KICKING OUT TENANTS
BEHIND ON THE RENT.
ROB IRT ARNHEM LOOKS INTO THE
NUMBER OF EVICTIONS FILED DURING
THE MORATORIUM.
WHERE MOST WERE FINAL.
AND SOLUTIONS FOR PEOPLE FACING
EVICTION.
>> I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO, I’M
IN A PANIC STAGE.
>> WE ARE CERTAINLY ANTICIPATING
A TSUNAMI OF CASES.
>> TIME IS OF ESSENCE.
>> WE NEED TIME.
>> Reporter: THE COVID-19 COST
MILLIONS THEIR JOBS, PAYING RENT
WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.
VIRGINIA IS ONE OF THOSE
STORIES, LOSING HER JOB AS A
COOK.
IT’S BEEN HARD, BECAUSE WE DON’T
HAVE MONEY FOR ANYTHING.
SHE IS STARING DOWN THE BARREL
OF AN EVICTION NOTICE, SHE IS
TWO MONTHS BEHIND ON RENT.
>> I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR
ANOTHER JOB.
THERE’S NOT A LOT OUT THERE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE LOOKING.
THIS WOMAN TRIED TO HELP HER AND
DOZENS LIKE HER.
>> I HAD 48 VOICE MAILS IS TEXT
MESSAGES OF PEOPLE THAT NEED
HELP.
>> THEY WORKED TO GET PEOPLE
SIGNED UP AT THE CITY’S RENTAL
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME.
THE MONEY RAN OUT IN 90 MINUTES.
>> OF 80 PEOPLE HERE, WE
REGISTERED SIX PEOPLE.
>> HOUSING ADVOCATES HOPE TEXAS
REGISTER.
EVICTION CAN START TO MOVE
FORWARD AGAIN.
THE GOVERNOR PUT A 2-MONTH
MORATORIUM ON THE EVICTIONS, AT
THIS TIME.
WE WERE WAITING FOR TIME.
>> CHANNEL TWO INVESTIGATES
CRUNCH THE NUMBERS.
MORE THIS 4,000 WERE COUNTED.
THE CASES RUN THE GAMUT FROM
SINGLE FAMILY HOMES TO
APARTMENTS. THE AREA SEEING THE MOST CASES
THE AREA SEEING THE MOST CASES
INCLUDE THE 77090s NORTH OF THE
GREEN’S POINT AREA.
THE 77060 ZIP CODE WHICH COVERS
THE GREEN POINT AREA BETWEEN 45
AND THE HARDY TOLE LINE.
AND 77063 ZIP ODE NORTH OF THE
WEST PARK TOLL ROAD.
ALL OF THE CASES CAN MOVE
FORWARD, ALONG WITH THOSE FIRED
AND BUT ON PAUSE.
>> AS A RESULT OF CONVICTIONS
FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT, THAT’S
THE LAST THING YOU WANT.
>> A HOUSING ADVOCACY GROUP
WORRIES FAR TOO MAIN ARE
UNEMPLOYED.
>> THERE’S AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF
PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO BE IN A
VULNERABLE SITUATION.
THE EXACT NUMBER, IT’S
IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL.
>> DONNA KEARNEY SAYS THERE MAY
BE A REPRIEVE FOR TENANTS FACING
EVICTIONS.
>> THERE’S A LOT SUBJECT TO THE
CARE FACT.
>> THE CARES’ ACT IS A MASSIVE
FEDERAL ECONOMIC AID PACKAGE
PASSED IN MARCH.
IF A LANDLORD HAS A FEDERALLY
BACKED MORTGAGE, OR ACCEPTS IN A
FEDERAL REPLY ASSISTED
PROGRAMME.
>> THEY ARE NOT SUBJECT TO
EVICTION UNTIL JULY 25TH, WITH A
30 DAY NOTICE TO VACATE.
AND AUGUST 25TH, BEFORE THE
EVICTION CAN BE FILED.
>> FINDING OUT WHO OWNS A
MORTGAGE CAN BE TOUGH.
THE TEXAS SUPREME COURT MAKES
SURE TENANTS ARE NOT
RESPONSIBLE.
THE HIGH COURT ORDERED LANDLORDS
ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A SWORN
STATEMENT THAT THE PROPERTIES
ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE CARE’S
ACT.
BEFORE MOVING AHEAD WITH AN
EVICTION.
>> WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT
IN THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THE
TENANT NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR.
>> HARRIS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WILL VOTE TO HELP SOME RESIDENTS
PAY FOR RENT.
THEY PUT UP A MAP OF MULTIFAMILY
UNITS WITH FEDERALLY BACKED
MORTAGES, THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE
SINGLE FAMILY RENTALS.
KEARNEY AND MIDDLETON SAY THIS
IS WHY TENANTS FACING EVICTION
NEED TO ASK LANDLORDS ABOUT THE
CARES’ ACT AND DON’T TAKE FOR
GRANTED THAT A JUSTICE OF THE
PEACE WILL REMEMBER.
WE HAVELING TO THIS, IN FACT AND