City to Host Renter Information Sessions, Release for Fair Housing

Published on April 05, 2024

City to Host Renter Information Sessions, Release Videos for Fair Housing Month

SAN ANTONIO (April 5, 2024) – In celebration of Fair Housing Month, the City of San Antonio is hosting free renter information sessions, releasing a series of educational videos, and promoting an online housing resource as part of the RentWise SA campaign. 

The focus of the sessions, in collaboration with the Fair Housing Council of South Texas, is to provide renters and rental housing providers an overview of fair housing resources, responsibilities, and existing protections. 

“Fair Housing Month is about ensuring safe, decent, and affordable housing for all,” Veronica Garcia, Director of the Neighborhood and Housing Services Department said. “We want to use this opportunity to bring awareness to renters and rental housing providers about their fair housing rights and responsibilities. These videos and sessions are essential to making sure they have the housing resources and information they need."

In attendance at each session are the City’s Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Certified Housing Counselors. They can provide guidance in rental matters such as evictions, lease terms, repairs, and security deposits. The Housing Counselors can also help residents in need of foreclosure assistance or mortgage default counseling.

As an additional resource for renters, the City is releasing educational videos that spotlight a variety of fair housing topics such as introduction to renter resources and knowing your lease, rental assistance and eviction prevention, repair requests and healthy living conditions, disability and language access, and discrimination and retaliation. The videos are also being produced in Spanish and American Sign Language.

To view the schedule for RentWise SA information sessions, watch the videos, and to learn more about rights and responsibilities as a renter, visit the NHSD Renter Resources page at SA.gov/TenantsRights. Sessions are available in both English and Spanish.

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