by admin | Sep 8, 2020 | All Blogs, Evictions, Landlord's rights, Tenants
Most evictions end in the justice courts, and landlords generally find that after filing the eviction, the tenant has left. But there is a growing number of tenants who are aware of their right to file an appeal of an eviction. Some of these people are tenants who...
by admin | Aug 23, 2020 | All Blogs, Evictions
Early on in my practice, I defended Tenants in Eviction cases. It was how I first learned the ins and outs of Landlord/Tenant Law. I found the same stories over and over. My Clients (the Tenants) had not paid rent. But, despite this negative fact, I had a good rate of...
by admin | Aug 20, 2020 | All Blogs, Evictions, Landlord's rights
So you’ve gone to Court and won your Eviction. Great. Now what? Do you know what to do with it? Do you even know your options? How would you collect on this judgment, particularly from a Tenant who was unable tor unwilling to pay rent before the judgment. You...
by admin | Aug 3, 2020 | All Blogs, Evictions
At a certain point in your career as a Landlord, you will likely have to move on to the next step in the Eviction process (this is the part when non-Landlords who read this blog start throwing tomatoes at me). You’ve tried to work things out with the Tenant who failed...
by admin | Jul 2, 2020 | All Blogs, Court, Evictions
Masks are now part of the uniform. If you’re going into a courtroom, be prepared to wear a mask and maybe get your temperature taken. That is, if you are scheduled for an in-person trial. Some of them are going online. I’d say, as things are going,...
by admin | Jun 9, 2020 | All Blogs, Court, Evictions
After 10 weeks of Eviction shutdown throughout Texas, there is now some relief for Landlords in the State of Texas. As of May 26, 2020, the Supreme Court of Texas has released its ban on the execution of Eviction Judgments. Writs of Possession were issued and...