Landlords /tags/landlords Landlords en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:01:00 GMT Gov. Abbott wants to stop 'squatters.' So, Texas lawmakers proposed bills speeding up evictions. /housing/2025-04-25/texas-governor-greg-abbott-anti-squatting-legislation-landlords-tenants-renters-evictions Proponents of the legislation say it's necessary to ensure landlords can regain possession of their property faster. Tenant advocates warn these bills could strip renters of legal rights in a state where they currently have few. Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:01:00 GMT /housing/2025-04-25/texas-governor-greg-abbott-anti-squatting-legislation-landlords-tenants-renters-evictions Audrey McGlinchy Austin requires all homes to have working air conditioning /housing/2025-04-10/austin-tx-air-conditioning-ac-landlords-tenants-city-council City Council members adopted a new property code Thursday requiring homeowners to have some form of AC. Austin residents have battled record-breaking summers in recent years. Thu, 10 Apr 2025 22:34:39 GMT /housing/2025-04-10/austin-tx-air-conditioning-ac-landlords-tenants-city-council Audrey McGlinchy Landlords in AG真人百家乐 County filed a record number of evictions last year /housing/2025-03-24/austin-texas-evictions-travis-county Eviction filings were up about 25% in 2024 compared to the year before. An eviction filing does not mean a renter was eventually evicted. Mon, 24 Mar 2025 10:03:00 GMT /housing/2025-03-24/austin-texas-evictions-travis-county Audrey McGlinchy U.S. accuses six landlords of rent price fixing. See which apartments they own in Austin. /housing/2025-01-17/department-of-justice-antitrust-lawsuit-realpage-austin-tx-landlords-tenants According to an analysis by KUT, these companies own and manage at least 52,715 rental homes in the Austin metro. That accounts for roughly 13% of all multifamily homes. Fri, 17 Jan 2025 11:01:00 GMT /housing/2025-01-17/department-of-justice-antitrust-lawsuit-realpage-austin-tx-landlords-tenants Audrey McGlinchy Williamson County jury awards $1 million to family sickened by mold in their apartment /housing/2024-12-30/cedar-park-texas-whitestone-crossing-austin-townhouses-mold-lawsuit-1-million-awarded The Wright family sued Whitestone Crossing Austin LLC for refusing to make repairs to the Cedar Park townhome they rented. Issues included water leaks, an ant infestation and mold. Mon, 30 Dec 2024 16:14:59 GMT /housing/2024-12-30/cedar-park-texas-whitestone-crossing-austin-townhouses-mold-lawsuit-1-million-awarded Becky Fogel Struggling to get your landlord to fix your AC? Here's what to do. /austin/2023-09-06/struggling-to-get-your-landlord-to-fix-your-ac-heres-what-to-do It starts with a call to 311. Wed, 06 Sep 2023 15:46:35 GMT /austin/2023-09-06/struggling-to-get-your-landlord-to-fix-your-ac-heres-what-to-do Andrew Weber Why some Texas cities and counties had to return millions in rental aid during the pandemic /texas/2022-12-07/why-some-texas-cities-and-counties-had-to-return-millions-in-rental-aid-during-the-pandemic For some local relief programs, a lack of staffing, political support and effective community outreach got in the way of spending federal funds to prevent evictions, a new report found. More than $30 million went unspent and had to be returned. Wed, 07 Dec 2022 23:20:28 GMT /texas/2022-12-07/why-some-texas-cities-and-counties-had-to-return-millions-in-rental-aid-during-the-pandemic Lucy Tompkins, The Texas Tribune and The New York Times Austin renters will get time to pay overdue rent before facing eviction /austin/2022-10-27/austin-overdue-rent-eviction-landlords-tenants-organizing Council members passed two ordinances Thursday, both centered on renters. One could help renters stave off eviction, and the other is intended to prevent landlord backlash when tenants organize. Thu, 27 Oct 2022 23:04:02 GMT /austin/2022-10-27/austin-overdue-rent-eviction-landlords-tenants-organizing Audrey McGlinchy As Austin-area evictions rise, lawyers are on hand (virtually) to help tenants /austin/2022-03-25/as-austin-area-evictions-rise-lawyers-are-on-hand-virtually-to-help-tenants Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas is running a new program where lawyers show up in most AG真人百家乐 County eviction courts to offer representation for tenants. Fri, 25 Mar 2022 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2022-03-25/as-austin-area-evictions-rise-lawyers-are-on-hand-virtually-to-help-tenants Audrey McGlinchy The Texas Rent Relief program paid the wrong landlord, and this Plano family got evicted /texas/2021-10-13/the-texas-rent-relief-program-paid-the-wrong-landlord-and-this-plano-family-got-evicted More than 165,000 Texans have been helped by the state鈥檚 $1.9 billion rental assistance program that launched during the pandemic, but people have 鈥渟lipped through the cracks,鈥� advocates say. Wed, 13 Oct 2021 22:14:58 GMT /texas/2021-10-13/the-texas-rent-relief-program-paid-the-wrong-landlord-and-this-plano-family-got-evicted Christopher Connelly