Rights for Tenants with Health Issues

No. Disability Rights Texas has written an article that answers questions about tenants living with COVID-19 and other disabilities. It answers questions about things like harassment due to health issues and when a tenant may be able to break your lease for health reasons. Go here to read the article.

Maybe so. Disability Rights Texas has written an article that answers this and many other health-related tenant questions. Go here to read the article.

The Fair Housing Act says that landlords have to make reasonable accommodations to help tenants who have disabilities. For more information on Fair Housing Act protections, read this presentation from the North Central Texas Aging and Disability Center.

Having COVID-19, getting exposed to COVID-19, or even showing symptoms that might be confused with COVID-19 could be considered disabilities that require your landlord to work with you. Read this article by the The National Housing Law Project for more information.

Yes. You can try to negotiate a payment agreement with your landlord as part of a reasonable accommodation request. 

This National Housing Law Project article includes a sample letter for attorneys who want to work out a rent payment plan for their client as a reasonable accommodation.