Tell Harris County - Stop COVID-19 Evictions!

Harris County Justices of the Peace

After last week’s decision by the Texas Supreme Court to resume eviction proceedings in the midst of a historic pandemic, we call on the Harris County Justices of the Peace to act to prevent COVID-19 evictions.

In order to prevent Harris County renters from losing their homes during the pandemic, we call for:

  • All Harris County Justice of the Peace Courts to postpone eviction hearings until at least July 25 to match protections with those provided by the CARES Act.

  • All Harris County Justice of the Peace Courts to require landlords in eviction cases to file an affidavit under penalty of perjury that they are not seeking to evict tenants from building protected from evictions under the CARES Act.

To: Harris County Justices of the Peace
From: [Your Name]

After the decision by the Texas Supreme Court to resume eviction proceedings in the midst of a historic pandemic, we call on the Harris County Justices of the Peace to act to prevent COVID-19 evictions.

In order to prevent Harris County renters from losing their homes during the pandemic, we call for:

All Harris County Justice of the Peace Courts to postpone eviction hearings until July 25 to match protections with those provided by the CARES Act.

All Harris County Justice of the Peace Courts to require landlords in eviction cases to file an affidavit under penalty of perjury that they are not seeking to evict tenants from building protected from evictions under the CARES Act.