The Private Landlord-Tenant Team focuses primarily on ensuring that tenants living in private housing, especially multi-family housing, are not illegally evicted in violation of their leases and Texas law on the eviction process.

The team also enforces tenant rights concerning the Fair Housing Act and the Texas Property Code. This includes provisions relating to landlord retaliation, repairs, late fee limitations, early lease termination because of domestic violence, stalking, or military deployment, and tenant rights after catastrophes such as hurricanes, fires, and tornadoes.

The team provides legal representation to individuals and families who are having difficulty accessing private housing because of discriminatory landlord policies.

The team also ensures that tenants in homes that have been foreclosed upon are safeguarded from eviction by the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act.

TRLA representation is free, but there may be other related charges such as court fees.