by admin | Feb 16, 2023 | Repaires and Deposits
Landlords are interested in making sure their lease has all of the right provisions, especially those “Gotcha” provisions that mean the Landlord wins and the Tenant loses. However, these kinds of things don’t really exist. It’s important to...
by admin | Jan 10, 2023 | Landlord's rights, Repaires and Deposits
Bad things sometimes happen to good Landlords. Among these things are predictable and foreseeable losses due to fire, flood, wind, etc. These are the kinds of things that insurance is for. However, what obligations does a Landlord have to his Tenant when the house is...
by admin | Dec 27, 2022 | Repaires and Deposits
The fact that something is “ordinary” does not mean that it is well understood. I think about this like “common sense,” which everybody knows about, but it seems so few people have. When it comes to what the Court sees as “ordinary wear...
by admin | Jul 26, 2022 | Landlord's rights, Repaires and Deposits
Many of the financial problems faced by Landlords can be resolved when a proper Security Deposit is in place. However, sometimes the proper amount of funds are not held in that deposit, and many times it’s due to mismanagement of the funds themselves. If the...
by admin | Jun 7, 2022 | Landlord's rights, Repaires and Deposits
THE TENANT PROBABLY DOESN’T KNOW THAT, FOR THE MOST PART, REPAIR DISPUTES WILL GO NOWHERE IN A TEXAS EVICTION. A REPAIR AND REMEDY CASE IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FORUM, AND THE TENANT HAS EVERY RIGHT TO RAISE A CLAIM AGAINST THEIR LANDLORD IN A REPAIR AND REMEDY...
by admin | May 24, 2022 | Landlord's rights, Repaires and Deposits
You may not lose your case entirely, but missing your deadline puts you behind the 8 ball. The problem with missing your deadline has to do with showing the Court that you were otherwise acting in good faith. If you miss the deadline by a day or two, the Court might...
