Garden City Residents Council

Holiday Newsletter :Garden City Residents

Council Programs, Projects, & Progress
The Garden City Residents council is here to serve you.

Garden City Residents Council

November

Garden City Residents Councilmembers met in October with

the Texas Tenants Union director Sandy Rollins. The topic &
information obtained from the meeting included the right to
organize, tenants rights, and HUD guidelines. Garden City
Residents may request copies of minutes and handouts from
Creating a Bright Future for all children begins
in their home s and in their communities!
a member of the residents council, Erica, Terra, or Mrs.
Matthews. The information about towing, meeting, and
organizing is in this newsletter. We can not stress the
importance of reading your lease. Garden City Website is coming soon. Residents with events,
accomplishments, as well as residents in need may email the council to have information placed in the
newsletter or on the new website. Early December, the Garden City Resident Council will meet with
Sandy Rollins of the Texas Tenants Union and Senator John Whitmire representatives to promote tenants
rights and fair treatment of residents. Please email: If I could just ask one question to
gardencityrescouncil@gmail.com we will ask as many questions as we can in the meeting. Garden City
Resident Council has requested the assistance of state, federal, and local representatives to solve the issues
effecting the rights of tenants in Garden City. October request to use the Community Center was denied
(by a non response). Garden City Resident Council December to January calendar is in the making; the
new calendar should be ready for print by December 18, 2014. Email gardencityrescouncil@gmail.com

Volume 1, Issue 2

December Coming News!

In this issue:

Special points of interest: Planning

Committee Meeting Sen. John Whitmire

November 21,
Council Meeting

Response to
Complaints

Contact
Information

Forms for your

Use

Toys for Christmas & Adopt a Family for

the Holidays : Shelters & Pantry
Information :Common Forms for Tenant
Use. How to file a complaint & Where
Make sure you plan ahead for chilly
holiday. Coats and winter clothing drive
underway. Police response time for your
issues ( email us so we can help).

Answer all complaints in Writing

Complaint 1: Towing of
vehicles with expired
stickers. Answer: The ability
to tow your vehicle should
be found in your lease. Please
check your lease. Possible
Solutions: Request a parking
permit. Request assigned
parking. Send a letter in

writing to the office

manager, with the License
Plate, and Vin # notifying
them that the vehicle
belongs to you; and it has
not been abandoned.
Month to Month Lease :If
you have a month to month

lease; you must read it to

know you rights in your
lease. Your rights as tenants
are still in place. . Please
take these steps: Answer
any eviction in writing, if
you need to appeal; appeal.
Pay rent on time& Keep
your receipt.

Garden City
Residents Council
9601 W. Montgomery Rd.
Community Center
Love Live & Give
October ,Meeting
2500 E.T.C. Jester
November Meeting (Web)
December Meeting (time & place
To be determined!

The Garden City Residents

Council Board appreciates your
support!

Tel: 832-301-7582
Onsite Contact
President, Erica Ashton #156

Mrs. Ashton, Mrs. Matthews,

Mrs. Green, Mrs. Robertson
Join now!
gardencityrescouncil@gmail.com
Accountability &
Responsibility equals Fair and
Affordable Housing that leads
to self sufficiency.. That leads to
homeownership !

The vision and mission still lives!

Membership is open, We will

email your monthly newsletter &
trending events!

Our Commitment to You

GARDEN CITY RESIDENTS
COUNCILTX. COM

The HHS-Call Center Job,

Benefits, & Social Service
Referral :Your Texas Benefits
Temporary Location
2500 E.T.C. Jester Ste .362
We will do all we can to find
a closer location. Please
email & a navigator will
respond.

Every effort will be made to make the holidays

bring about a change. It is our desire to
provide you and your family with services that
improves your standard of living in Garden
City Apartments. We want you to know that
HUD regulations & guidelines justify the
existence and authority of the Garden City
Residents Council We have a right to organize
based on Texas Law. We have not stop fighting
for tenant rights, the community center, and
right of parents and community partners to
serve Garden City Residents. We are working
hard to assure the holiday events from last year
happen this year. We are working hard to
restore all program to children and families.
Our mission is safe, fair, and affordable
housing, where tenants rights are respected.
We provide referrals & access to education,
health, job training, afterschool, childcare,
transportation, legal, financial & health

literacy. This is a fight for freedom to live in

peace where you live. We are asking for state
& federal laws to apply to all; tenant & owner