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Order No. 20210730-031 (Notices to Vacate)

Order prohibiting and conditioning notices to vacate and evictions, August 1 through October 15, 2021 (supersedes Order No. 20210527-030)

Mayor Steve Adler · City of Austin, Texas (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Austin, Texas · Austin · Texas
Level
City
Authority
Tex. Gov't Code ch. 418, as recited
Issued
2021-07-30 July 30, 2021
Effective
2021-08-01
End
2021-10-15 (stated term; post-period successor not researched) (read as 2021-10-15)
In force
Aug. 1, 2021 to Oct. 15, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Other
Addressees
  • landlords and property owners in the City of Austin
  • residential tenants paying $2,475 or less
  • commercial tenants
Functions reached
  • PM property management: notices to vacate and lockouts prohibited or conditioned through Q3 2021
  • CM commercial leasing
  • CB tenants
Collection
Austin MET-AUS

Operative words

SECTION 2. Effective August 1, 2021 and continuing through August 31, 2021, unless terminated or modified by a subsequent order, the Mayor of the City of Austin deems it in the public interest to [PROHIBIT the issuance of notices to vacate to a residential tenant who fails to pay rent and whose] rent is $2,475 or less per month or (ii) a commercial tenant. In this section, a tenant includes an individual who holds over... SECTION 3. Effective September 1, 2021 and continuing through October 15, 2021, unless terminated or modified by a subsequent order, the Mayor of the City of Austin deems it in the public interest to [PROHIBIT notices to vacate to a residential tenant whose] rent is $2,475 or less per month or (ii) a commercial tenant [subject to stated conditions]...

Enforcement

Violation of Austin City Code § 2-6-24; misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000

Notes

Q3 2021 instrument in force from August 1 through September 30, 2021 (and to October 15). Recites the Austin eviction chain of eleven orders since March 26, 2020.

Retrieval note

City Clerk filing stamp July 30, 2021, 4:07 p.m.