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Make Sure Your Delivered NTV Holds up in Court
Tenants will say a lot of things to get out of an Eviction. Sometimes, they will claim that you failed to deliver notice to them properly. Sometimes, the courts will believe them, but I've never seen a court argue with the US Mail. Every other method of delivery can...
Houston Attorney Answers Landlord Questions
Nothing is quiet as dynamic as a live Question and Answer session with a room filled with eager Landlords. In this video, Ernie Garcia, Landlord Attorney, answers questions about leases, pets, and screening criteria. It helps to get a legal prospective on the kinds...
Landlords Should Abstract Their Judgments
Many, many Landlords have judgments, but, once they have recovered possession from their Tenants after an Eviction, they have no idea how to use those judgments. Most of the time, they go completely to waste. However, if a Landlord knows the power of...
What’s a Writ of Possession; How Do I Get One?
After a long hard fight with your Tenant to recover your property when they've failed to pay the rent or failed to abide by the lease in some other way that led to an Eviction, your first question is, "So when can we actually force them to leave?" There are still a...
How Can a Landlord & Tenant End a Lease Early?
Sometimes things don't work out and both Landlord and Tenant want to break from each other. However, neither side wants any remaining obligations to create trouble for them in the future. The last thing either the Landlord or the Tenant wants is the potential threat...
When Landlords Rob Themselves of Their Deposit
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 Landlord...
Tenants are Animal Lovers Too
It is undeniable that people love pets. And, no matter how hard you may try to prevent it, your Tenants may end up acquiring a pet during their tenancy. This means that you will have to either compromise your policies or to stand your ground and enforce the lease....
Alternative to Your Slow Eviction Trial
MORE TENANTS ARE FINDING WAYS TO DELAY THE EVICTION PROCESS THAN EVER BEFORE. THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE RULES HAS NEVER BEEN HIGHER, SO MORE TENANTS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF PROCEDURAL HURDLES IN THE LAW TO BLOCK LANDLORDS FROM RECOVERING THEIR RENTAL PROPERTY THROUGH...
Eviction Shouldn’t be Complicated
When you appear at the Eviction trial, make sure that you don't overwhelm the court with every possible detail about the Tenant, the Lease, and your experience as a Landlord. You'll want to stick to the basic requirements of an Eviction trial and not drag things out. ...
Eviction Judgment, Enforcement & Collection
BEFORE YOUR NEXT EVICTION, MAKE SURE YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU STAND TO GAIN FROM THE JUDGMENT. THE FINAL ORDER THAT YOU GAIN AGAINST YOUR TENANT IS A POWERFUL TOOL, BUT MOST LANDLORDS HAVE NO REAL IDEA HOW TO USE IT OR JUST HOW FAR IT WILL GO. HOWEVER, WHEN YOU LEARN...
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