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Raise the Rent Without a New Lease + Employee Spotlight
Landlords are sometimes hesitant to raise the rent. Is it legal? How can I do it? What if the Tenant simply doesn't pay? How can I enforce a rent increase if there is no signed lease with that new amount? Believe it or not, the Landlord can raise the rent, even if the...
Don’t Panic if Your Tenant Files for Bankruptcy
Some Eviction situations go from bad to worse. It's hard enough having to file for eviction against a tenant who has been unable to make ends meet. However, if times are especially tough, your Tenant might be in such economic turmoil that they decide to file for...
Millions in Rent Relief Cash for Texas Tenants
A new deposit of rent relief funds have been handed down from the federal government to the State of Texas. These funds are now available for eligible tenants as assistance for unpaid rent. Landlords in Texas who are either contemplating an Eviction or in the middle...
House Rules for Tenants on Rental Property
Too many Landlords fail to explicitly tell their Tenants precisely what must occur on the rental property and precisely what must not occur on the rental property. This failure to adequately communicate is huge reason that Landlords and Tenants become frustrated with...
Nice Landlords Finish Broke, Part 2
Landlords should not be exclusively focused on "being nice." That's not to say that they should at all be mean to anyone. Instead, a Landlord should prioritize being CLEAR with their interactions with their residential tenants. The Lease should be clear, all notices...
What Landlords Must do Before a Tenant Moves In + Employee Spotlight
When we were kids in school, we sometimes waited until the last minute to begin working on our book report, just to stay up way too late and turn in something that was "good enough." For a Professional Landlord, that kind of presentation should never be acceptable...
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...
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