October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and a local judge says she's been seeing a spike in domestic violence victims facing eviction.
She says over the last two months she's seen far too many domestic violence victims standing in her courtroom facing eviction or accused of breaking their leases after running away from their abusers.
She also says many of these women have no clue about the resources available to them, and by the time they reach her courtroom, it's too late. "The place of dwelling where they are living is the most dangerous place, it's often where most crimes of domestic violence happen," she said."There is a Texas code that protects victims and survivors, there is a way to break your lease and walk away without that stressor of how this is going to affect my credit score or is it going to be in my credit report," said Guerra.
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