Texas Emergency Rental Assistance Program (TERAP)

Dallas County Health and Human Services - 2377 N. Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, TX 75207
Telephone: 214-819-1968  |  E-mail:  EHAP_DCHHS@dallascounty.org

Texas Emergency Rental Assistance Program (TERAP)
Funded Through: TDHCA - A Community Development Block Grant CARES Act (CDBG-CV) Program

TERAP provides short-term rental assistance to low income Dallas County residents living outside of the City of Dallas economically affected (loss/reduction of income) by the spread of COVID-19. The program provides rental assistance to income-eligible households impacted by COVID-19 to help them stay housed during the pandemic and help them recover economically from the impact of the pandemic. Administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA), with Community Development Block Grant CARE Act funds (CDBG-CV), the program can pay up to six months of an eligible household’s rent, including rental arrears, with at least one of those months covering a month of future rent. The program can specifically provide rental assistance to tenants who have been sued for eviction (i.e. forcible detainer action filed against them), providing the landlord and tenant an alternative to eviction. Please visit the TEDP page for more information.

Please note submission of a pre-screening application does not guarantee eligibility or an offer of assistance. Assistance subject to funding availability.

Eligibility Requirements

* Tenant/Household Area Median Income (AMI) Chart

FY 2020 Income Limit Area	Median Family Income	FY 2020 Income Limit Category	1 person	2 person	3 person	4 person	5 person	6 person	7 person	8 person
Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area	$86,200	Low (80%) Income Limits ($)	48,300	55,200	62,100	68,950	74,500	80,000	85,500	91,050

Please note applicants who qualify will be required to provide current documentation (within the last 30 days) to support their claim. Please see below for the list of required documentation.

Required Documentation

**You are considered eligible and need no other documentation, if you have evidence that you: 1) are currently eligible for assistance under SNAP, SSI or Medicaid; OR 2) if you are living in a rent-restricted property and have evidence of an income certification from that property dated = or after March 31, 2020, but within twelve months of the CDBG application. In some circumstances the TEDP administrator may allow self-certification of income, but the tenant must still be able to demonstrate evidence upon request.