Dallas Eviction Advocacy Center

04/21/2026

https://www.keranews.org/government/2026-04-21/majority-of-dallas-households-are-renters-struggling-financially

Great article on the situation facing renters in Dallas County face:

That tracks with what lawyers with the Dallas Eviction Advocacy Center have observed. Stuart Campbell, who runs the DEAC, said his team of nine lawyers represented tenants in Dallas County in 8,000 eviction trials last year.

"Almost everyone that we encounter is feeling shame or is feeling judged because they know that they should pay the rent, but they can't," Campbell said.

Last year they saw the highest eviction filings on record in Dallas County, Campbell said. A sudden job loss or emergency medical bill is all it can take to set a household back from making their rent payment.

Campbell said the city needs more affordable housing options for residents making between zero and 50% of the area median income.

Half of all renters in Dallas, no matter their income, are cost burdened. That's impacting how residents live and spend their money in the city.

03/26/2026

DEAC is the most effective legal organization in the United States fighting illegal evictions. Here's a fun way to support our lawyers and legal assistants AND have fun. Travis will be doing his flair in calling Bingo. Come out and have fun and support our mission.

11/18/2025

On November 12, the room was packed with housing advocates, community leaders, elected officials, and both longtime champions of low-income households and those new to the fight, all gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of a handful of special Texans effecting change. The 2025 Houser Awards was...

11/17/2025

Our CEO will be discussing our work to fight homelessness in Dallas County at this event. We are proud to stand with other advocates that believe HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT. Also, be sure to see the powerful artwork of Baronet

11/10/2025

MEDIA CONTACT
Bill Holston, Chief Executive Officer
Dallas Eviction Advocacy Center
[email protected]

Dallas, TX –
We are excited to announce that Dallas Eviction Advocacy Center is a recipient of a 2025 grant from the Texas Bar Foundation! Support like this means we can continue to provide free legal services to individuals facing evictions without any restrictions on who we assist.

Since its inception in 1965, the Texas Bar Foundation has awarded more than $30 million in grants to law-related programs. Supported by members of the State Bar of Texas, the Texas Bar Foundation is the nation's largest charitably-funded bar foundation

About DEAC: DEAC’s mission is to promote housing justice and stability by ensuring the protection of tenant’s rights through the provision of passionate and committed lawyers at no cost to the tenant. Through the support of funders like the Texas Bar Foundation, Since our inception in 2020, we have provided free legal services to nearly 30,000 individuals in need, ranging from phone advice, referrals, to actual legal assistance all the way through an appeal process for their eviction. The majority of our clients are single mothers of color.

Learn more about DEAC AT dallaseac.org.

10/15/2025

Thank you to the Dallas Foundation. We recently received a generous grant from The Community Impact Fund at The Dallas Foundation to support Pro Bono Legal Defense for Tenants Facing Eviction. This generosity supports the work our staff do every day in fighting against illegal evictions and keeping our neighbors housed. Thank you The Dallas Foundation !

09/19/2025

Thank you to everyone that generously donated this North Texas Giving Day. We could not help as many people without you!!

09/19/2025

Thank you to all of you for supporting our campaign for NTGD. Help get us to the finish line!

https://www.northtexasgivingday.org/organization/Dallas-Eviction-Advocacy-Center

09/18/2025

Thanks everyone for your support of housing justice this North Texas Giving Day. Our lawyers and legal assistants were in court much of the day today fighting for the single moms and people needing time to catch up on their rent. Your gifts of any amount are the reason we can do this work. Thank you and for those who haven't given yet, there is still time:

The Dallas Eviction Advocacy Center’s mission is to promote housing justice and stability by ensuring the protection of tenant’s rights through the provision of passionate and committed lawyers at no cost to the tenant. The Dallas Eviction Advocacy Center (DEAC) has...

09/17/2025

We are so fortunate to have the Child Poverty Action Lab funding excellent reporting on poverty related issues. Matt Goodman wrote this piece in the Lab Report about our work. And our Chief Legal Officer Stuart Campbell does a great job of describing our impact. He says, "It makes me feel incredibly proud of our team to see that other counties have taken notice of it. Other elected officials have seen what's happening in Dallas, and this wouldn’t have been possible without the Dallas County Commissioners Court. We have some good champions for eviction deferral and eviction defense in Dallas County, and this wouldn’t have been possible without them. "

Landlords filed nearly 50,000 evictions in 2024, a county record. That is hardly the only challenge facing a nonprofit that represents these tenants.

09/15/2025

We're expanding to Houston and have launched the HEAC! We're hiring legal assistants who are devoted to helping those in eviction court!

To apply, please email your resume to [email protected].