Student will research best practices in tenant relocation ordinances to protect low-income tenants who are being displaced from their apartments, by locating and analyzing tenant relocation ordinances in other cities around the country. This research will assist the Clinic with a project for a local nonprofit, the Texas Low Income Housing Information Services. The project is time-sensitive with a requested due date of Friday, October 23 because the Austin City Council will be considering this issue in a few weeks.
Organization
Texas Law Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic
The Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic serves clients who are strengthening their communities through job creation, the production and preservation of affordable housing, asset building strategies for low-income individuals, and the provision of innovative and valuable goods and services for their communities.
Project Details
- Project Start Date
October 15, 2015
- Approximate hours of work requested
- 10 hours per student between October 15 and October 23
- Training
- Training will be provided in an initial meeting with the supervising professor; additional meetings will be scheduled as needed to answer questions
- Skills used
- Legal research/writing; policy research; community education/outreach
- Project location
- The law school and other locations, at the student’s discretion
- Address
- 727 East Dean Keeton, Austin, TX
- Number of student volunteers requested
- 3
- Class year preference
- 1L, 2L, 3L, LLM
- Required skills
- None
- To Apply
- Submit email stating interest to Prof. Heather Way at hway@law.utexas.edu