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Tenant Uses Repair Matter as a Defense
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...
When Tenant Skips Eviction Court
Nothing in the Courts is completely automatic. There are steps and procedures to follow, and many first-time Eviction filers find themselves tangled in a web of red tape and technical jargon. That's why, like when you travel in a foreign country, it's always best...
If Landlord Fails to Refund a Deposit
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...
Pets, Enforcement, & Updating Your Lease
Most Tenants have a pet, but not all leases allow pets. What rights does a Landlord have to enforce the pet provisions in the Lease? How can a Landlord use the rights in their lease to make sure their property isn't being destroyed by an unauthorized pet? What should...
What’s My Refund Deadline?
Courts take these deadlines seriously. You should too. You need to keep your Tenant informed, and if the Tenant follows the law, you must follow it too. In fact, to get ahead of any potential claim by your former Tenant, I recommend going above and beyond what the...
How to Win Evictions & Eviction Appeals
Nothing's worse than getting taken completely by surprise at trial. However, this is prone to happen if you have little to no experience in the realm of Eviction and Eviction Appeals. These are elements of the Landlord/Tenant experience that do not happen everyday for...
Problems With Rent-to-Own Contracts
Sometimes we want to do things on our own to save a few bucks, but if you don't know what you're doing, you may end up costing yourself so much more in the end. This is certainly true with real estate transactions. If you as a Landlord have entered into a deal with a...
Landlords Don’t Know Why Their Lease Sucks
Too many Landlords use a Lease over and over again without really understanding what it says. Worse, they use a Lease over and over without knowing what important terms are missing from that lease. If you know what key rights you have in your lease, you can enforce...
Landlord Access to Rental Property
Too many Landlords have no idea how much or how little access they have to their own rental property. They are either convinced that they cannot enter the property until the Tenants have vacated at the end of the lease, or they think they are the king and can come in...
Avoid Eviction with A+ Screening
You remember getting your report card back in grade school, and, if you didn't make the grade, you remember the consequences. Turns out we never stop grading and ranking things: our favorite sports teams, the best music, and, for today's topic, a great Tenant. They...
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