When she fell behind on rent, she completed the CDC declaration required to qualify for the federal eviction moratorium.
Still, a judge allowed for the eviction to move forward following state guidance from the Texas Justice Court Training Center that said courts didn’t have to uphold the federal moratorium.
It s guidance that came as many tenants, as well as landlords, awaited delayed relief. You can have all the plans and all the backup plans in the world. But when life happens and those plans go away, you re back at square one,” said Alexys Hatcher.
That s where the Salvation Army came in, helping Hatcher secure a new apartment in Arlington. It was just part of the $2 million in financial aid Executive Director Beckie Wach said they ve granted.