by Ernie Garcia | Apr 1, 2026 | Evictions, Landlord's rights, rental arrears, Tenants
If you want to get your Notice to Vacate right in the eviction court, you need to know all of the rules. On January 1, 2026, the Texas Legislature updated the Texas Property Code, and with it the court rules for evictions. Courts are now ruling on cases subject to... by Ernie Garcia | Mar 12, 2026 | Evictions, Landlord's rights, Property Owner, rental arrears, Tenants
We learn a lot from failure, and when you are a new landlord, you’ve got a lot to learn, but no one ever said you can only learn from your own failures. Rookie landlords can glean a lot of wisdom from people who have been around the block a few times, and I... by Ernie Garcia | Mar 6, 2026 | Evictions, Landlord's rights, Lease, rental arrears, Tenants
“Squatters have rights?” Yes, it’s true. More and more landlords, all across the country, are finding that squatters are sneaking into vacant rental property and taking over. The laws in our country are not set up to protect landlords from this kind... by Ernie Garcia | Feb 25, 2026 | Landlord's rights, Lease, rental arrears, Tenants
What good is having a great lease if you don’t know how to use it, or worse, what’s the point of having a lease if you have no idea if it’s a good one or a terrible one? These are big questions, and landlords should never wait too long before getting... by Ernie Garcia | Feb 4, 2026 | Landlord's rights, Lease, Property Owner, rental arrears, Tenants
The best way to deal with a problem is to avoid it completely. That’s the magic of Tenant screening. You anticipate a problem and make sure you screen out the tenants that are likely to cause those problems. But how is good tenant screening done? Can a new... by Ernie Garcia | Dec 10, 2025 | Evictions, Landlord's rights, Lease, rental arrears, Tenants
Nothing is quite as bad as having the rules changed in the middle of a game. We remember this from childhood, but, unfortunately, sometimes this occurs in real life too. Some counties, cities, or individual judges want to change the rules of Eviction for the people...