Texas State, city launch pilot program with Austin Tenants' Council

SAN MARCOS - Texas State University has partnered with the City of San Marcos to the launch a pilot program with the Austin Tenants’ Council (ATC) to assist permanent and student residents with housing discrimination and landlord-tenant disputes.  

"Partnering with the Austin Tenants’ Council provides us with a great resource to share with our Texas State off-campus students who have detailed questions about their lease," said Margaret Yackel, coordinator for off-campus living at Texas State. "We are now able to provide them with an alternative affordable resource to assist them."

Under the joint initiative, the ATC Fair Housing Program, telephone counseling, mediation services, in-house counseling and lease review services are available to any San Marcos resident or Texas State student.

"Launching this pilot program with the Austin Tenants’ Council is an exciting opportunity to assist the needs of tenants," said Lisa Dvorak, City of San Marcos community liaison.  "The ATC currently serves residents of Travis and Williamson County, and our new program will be a benefit to our residents."

The ATC website contains information about tenant-landlord rights and responsibilities. Visit www.housing-rights.org or call (512) 474-1961 Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and Monday to Thursday from 1-4 p.m.

For more information, contact Dvorak at (512) 753-2310 or Yackel at (512) 245-5595.