Arlington tenants were briefly protected by the federal CDC and CARES Act eviction moratoriums from 2020 through August 2021, but Texas courts and the Texas Supreme Court resumed forcible-detainer hearings in 2021. No Arlington-specific moratorium was ever enacted citywide.
During COVID-19, Arlington tenants relied chiefly on the federal CARES Act 120-day moratorium for federally backed properties, the CDC eviction moratorium effective September 2020 through its August 2021 invalidation by the U.S. Supreme Court in Alabama Association of Realtors v. HHS, and Texas Supreme Court emergency orders that delayed forcible-detainer suits. Arlington never adopted its own city moratorium. Tarrant County emergency rental assistance distributed federal ERAP funds through 2022. Following the moratoriums end, Arlington eviction filings rebounded above 2019 baselines, particularly in the entertainment-district apartment corridor.
Moratoriums no longer apply. Standard Texas Property Code Chapter 24 forcible-detainer rules now govern, with three-day notice to vacate and justice-court hearings within 10 to 21 days of filing.
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