Thousands of tenants contact us each year seeking information and assistance to remedy rental housing problems. We work with tenants to prevent evictions and homelessness, minimize the adverse consequences to tenants and the community when eviction does occur, improve living conditions at substandard properties, help tenants recover security deposits that are unlawfully kept, and inform tenants of their rights generally, so that they may avoid rental housing problems in the future.
Contributions support the following activities:
1) Educating tenants on their rights through free workshops, phone assistance, written materials, and training.
2) Organizing tenants to improve their housing conditions, fight displacement, and stand up to unfair practices.
3) Advancing tenants' rights and affordable housing in public policy.
For more than 40 years, we have provided tenants with information and assistance to solve their rental housing problems and become involved in their neighborhoods to create stronger, more caring communities. Our work has been recognized with a Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Award (given to organizations that are judged outstanding for their innovative and creative approaches to fighting domestic hunger and poverty by empowering people and building self-reliance) as well as awards from the National Alliance of HUD Tenants, the Texas Low Income Housing Information Service, and others.
The mission of the Texas Tenants' Union is to empower tenants through education and organizing to protect their rights, preserve their homes, improve their living conditions, and enhance the quality of life in their communities.
For more than 40 years, the Texas Tenants' Union has given tenants the information and assistance they need to solve their rental housing problems, as well as get involved and make a difference in their communities.
The Texas Tenants' Union is committed to promoting equal opportunity, diversity, gender parity and inclusion. The Texas Tenants' Union does not discriminate against persons based on race, sex, creed, religion, national origin, alienage, color, disability, marital status, or sexual orientation for the purpose of hiring, service, membership or leadership.
Organization name
Texas Tenants' Union
Operating Budget
$100,000 - $249,999
Counties Served
Grayson, Wise, Tarrant, Somervell, Rockwall, Parker, Palo Pinto, Navarro, Montague, Kaufman, Johnson, Hunt, Hood, Fannin, Erath, Ellis, Denton, Dallas, Cooke, Collin
BIPOC Serving
Native American, Hispanic or Latinx, Asian/Pacific Islander, Black or African American
BIPOC Leadership
Board Chair
Equity Statement
Equity Statement
Address
P.O. Box 570399