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Dallas County judges will delay new evictions for not paying rent until August

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10:36 AM on Jul 3, 2020 CDTDallas County justices of the peace won’t hear eviction cases for tenants who didn’t pay rent until early August, County Judge Clay Jenkins announced Thursday.Jenkins said to Gov. Greg Abbott that a moratorium on evictions be instituted statewide as part of the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. But Abbott didn’t agree, Jenkins said. But he said that Dallas County’s justices of the peace agreed to such a step Thursday.The delay is in effect until Aug. 5, Jenkins said at a news conference.He said the moratorium is for nonpayment of rent in July until the first week of August. It does not apply to people being evicted for family violence, criminal activity, or other sorts of actions, Jenkins said.Thank you JPs Thomas Jones, Valencia Nash, Katina Whitfield, Margaret O’Brien, Al Cercone, Steven Seider, Sasha Moreno, Mike Jones Jr, Juan Jasso, and Sara Martinez for agreeing to moratorium on hearing new eviction cases until 8/5! We cant afford couch surfers,people need grace!— Clay Jenkins (@JudgeClayJ)“The filings that are already there will be handled by the judges on a case-by-case, or rather a judge-by-judge basis,” Jenkins said.He said some judges decided not to proceed with eviction cases because of the impact of the pandemic. Other judges who have decided to go forward with some. And some judges proceeded with all eviction cases.“They’re independently elected,” Jenkins said. “They get to make those decisions.”Related:Get email alerts on breaking news stories as soon as they happen.By signing up you agree to our

10:36 AM on Jul 3, 2020 CDTDallas County justices of the peace won’t hear eviction cases for tenants who didn’t pay rent until early August, County Judge Clay Jenkins announced Thursday.Jenkins said to Gov. Greg Abbott that a moratorium on evictions be instituted statewide as part of the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. But Abbott didn’t agree, Jenkins said. But he said that Dallas County’s justices of the peace agreed to such a step Thursday.The delay is in effect until Aug. 5, Jenkins said at a news conference.He said the moratorium is for nonpayment of rent in July until the...

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