Texas Renters Resources

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Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Texas Low Income Housing Information Service
The TxLIHIS produces the Texas Tenant Advisor. They do not previde telephone counseling; all their information is on their website.
Address:508 Powell Street

Austin, TX 78703-5122
Phone:(512) 477-8910
URL:http://www.texastenant.org/

Texas Tenants Union
Free weekly workshops on tenants rights; organizing assistance at the apartment complex level; written information; counseling; training; referral services.
Address:4228 Main Street

Dallas, TX 75226
Phone:(214) 823-2733
Fax:(214) 823-2999

Dallas Tenants Association
Address:3108 Live Oak Street

Dallas, TX 75204
Phone:(214) 828-4244

Austin Tenants' Council
The site has lots of information about landlord-tenant issues, and offers online tenant and landlord counseling.
Address:1619 E Cesar Chavez

Austin, TX 78702
Phone:(512) 474-1961
URL:http://www.housing-rights.org/

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA)
TRLA provides legal representation in housing cases to low-income people.
Address:Offices throughout the state
Phone:(888) 988-9996
URL:http://www.trla.org/index.php

Attorney General of Texas, Office of Consumer Protection
Landlord-tenant information from the Attorney General's office is available in PDF format at http://www.oag.state.tx.us/AG_Publications/pdfs/tenant_rights.pdf
Address:P.O. Box 12548

Austin, TX 78711-2548
Phone:(800) 621-0508
URL:http://www.oag.state.tx.us/consumer/consumer.shtml