Houston area renters say landlords are tacking on fee after fee, adding hundreds of dollars to their monthly rent. One renter in Spring contacted 2 Investigates’ Amy Davis to ask if landlords can require tenants to pay for services they don’t want.

Elevator breakdowns have been plaguing senior living facilities across the Houston-area, preventing residents from receiving healthcare and running necessary errands.

Records shared by Eviction Lab, a Princeton University-based research center, showed Houston had three times more evictions in February 2025 and still way above pre-pandemic averages.

A Houston resident voiced concerns to property managers about the lack of hot water in his apartment and was given an eviction notice "due to this ongoing issue with the temperature of the hot water not satisfying you."

Houstonians who rent often have questions about their rights when it comes to dealing with their landlords. Around 50% of Houston residents are renters, and disputes can arise when landlords make decisions that affect tenants’ living situations.

A lot of us in the Houston area are still dealing with damage left by Hurricane Beryl. Some renters are asking Amy Davis how long their landlords have to fix damage caused by the storm. Amy is answering your questions about renters’ rights after Beryl.

Houston, we have a NEW show on KPRC 2 + just for you. Each week, Amy Davis breaks down the consumer news you need to know.

Houston, we have a show on the KPRC 2+ livestream just for you. Amy Davis breaks down the consumer news you need to know and answers the questions you’re asking us each week.

Hundreds of renters have been displaced for failing to pay rent amid the global crisis, despite the federal ban, ProPublica reports. According to ProPublica, a review of records shows landlords in Texas still move forward to evict tenants from their properties, violating the eviction ban passed by Congress in March. The CARES Act prohibits landlords from filing evictions for nonpayment of rent during the pandemic. The CARES act also prohibits landlords from charging tenants additional fees, but most of the eviction filings reviewed by ProPublica show that landlords sought late fees and legal costs from their tenants. ProPublica found Texas is one of at least four where landlords are disobeying the law and still move forward to evict tenants from their properties.

As many are facing financial hardships as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, paying rent has been a great concern for tenants and landlords around Houston. If tenants have been laid-off or furloughed, it becomes a challenge to pay rent on time, in full, or even at all. If tenants don’t pay rent, landlords might be unable to pay mortgages, and so on. We do not make tons of money off our rent houses," a KPRC 2 viewer wrote to us on Facebook. Other renters in Houston are expected to pay rent as normal, regardless of the unnormal circumstance.