County Attorney Vince Ryan Announces New Speaker’s Program On Renters’ Rights Post-hurricane

Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan’s Office has added a new presentation about renters’ rights in the wake of hurricanes to its list of Speakers Bureau topics. Civic clubs, community groups, and professional organizations may now request an attorney from the Office to deliver the presentation, “Your Post-Hurricane Rights as a Renter.”

The program joins a broad number of topics of interest to Harris County residents.

As the largest County Attorney's Office in Texas representing the third largest county in the United States, the Office of the Harris County Attorney deals with virtually every aspect of civil law.

“We represent the people of Harris County working with other elected officials. We want people to know who we are, what we do, and how we can help,” Ryan said.

Groups can go to http://www.harriscountycao.org/speakers-bureau to request a speaker on a particular topic, including:

· Adult Guardianships & Mental Health

· Bandit Signs

· County Law Library Resources

· County Regulations

· Dangerous Animals/Animal Cruelty

· Elder Financial Exploitation

· Environmental Protection

· Getting Rid of Bad Businesses

· Human Trafficking

· Introducing the County Attorney

· Living Wills/ Advanced Directives

· Open Carry

· Property Exemptions & Protests

· Public Integrity

· Texas and U.S. Constitutions

· Using Civil Law to Fight Crime

· When the County needs Property

· Wills and Probate

· Your Rights as a Renter

· Your Rights as a Voter