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DECLARATION UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY FOR THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION'S TEMPORARY HALT IN EVICTIONS TO PREVENT FURTHER SPREAD OF COVID-19

This declaration is for tenants, lessees, or residents of residential properties who are covered by the CDC's order temporarily halting residential evictions (not including foreclosures on home mortgages) to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. Under the CDC's order you must provide a copy of this declaration to your landlord, owner of the residential property where you live, or other person who has a right to have you evicted or removed from where you live. Each adult listed on the lease, rental agreement, or housing contract should complete this declaration. Unless the CDC order is extended, changed, or ended, the order prevents you from being evicted or removed from where you are living through December 31, 2020. You are still required to pay rent and follow all the other terms of your lease and rules of the place where you live. You may also still be evicted for reasons other than not paying rent or making a housing payment.

Click here to read a condense version of Declaration in English.

Click here to read a condense version of Declaration in Spanish.

Texas Eviction Diversion Program

A program that is expanding statewide to assist tenants and landlords by paying up to fifteen months of back and future rent. Information on this program is available here.

NOTE: A federal law called the CARES Act may require you to give 30 days' notice before evicting tenants for nonpayment and may impose specific requirements.

Filing an Eviction Case

Information Packet - Click here for information on filing an eviction case.

Eviction Forms

Petition - Use this form to begin your eviction case.

Appeal Bond - Use this form if you wish to appeal your case to a higher court after your trial.

Military Status Form - Use this for to verify military status.

Bond for Immediate Possession - Use this form to pay a bond for immediate possession

When an Eviction Case Has Been Filed Against You

Information Packet – Click here for information on how to proceed if an eviction has been filed against you.

Eviction Forms

Appeal Bond - Use this form if you wish to appeal your case to a higher court after your trial.

When Your Landlord Has Locked You Out or Cut Off Your Utilities

Information Packet – Click here for information on your options if you have been locked out or had your utilities cut off.

Forms

Application for Writ of Re-Entry - Fill out this form to ask the court to let you back in if you have been illegally locked out.

Application for Writ of Restoration - Fill out this form to ask the court to make the landlord turn the utilities back on if they were illegally disconnected.

Application for Writ of Retrieval - Fill out this form to ask the court to have a peace officer accompany you to retrieve essential items from your current or former residence.

Bond for Writ of Retrieval - Fill out this form if the judge asks you to post a bond when applying for a Writ of Retrieval.