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How much time do I have to sue my Tenant & Can I garnish wages to collect a judgment?
One question that has to do with a statute of limitations is – “How much time can you sit on a case if your Tenant breached that lease and caused damage to your property?” If you're going to sue with regard to a written or even an oral lease agreement, you have four...
Landlords Losing Money on Repairs
How long is too long to wait to fix a problem cited by a Tenant? Well, that depends on a number of factors. What is the severity of the defect? When did the Tenant give notice of the defect to the Landlord? How practical is it to respond immediately at the time the...
What do I do if my Tenant requests a Jury Trial?
Sometimes you're stuck with that one Tenant that always pays late and just does not know how to leave. So, you have gone to trial in the Justice Court. They've appealed it. And now you're at trial in the County Court. One big complication is that the Tenant has a...
Tenant Left Before Trial, Now What?
Tenants during an Eviction trial are usually anything but predictable. Generally, you send the Notice to Vacate and then all communication shuts down. It was already bad when they stopped answering your calls or would return your texts when the rent was a few days...
What to do when your Tenant files a Pauper’s Affidavit?
I hear this from Landlords a lot, “They filed an Affidavit of Inability to Pay [which is commonly referred to as a Pauper’s Affidavit], but I know they can pay. I know where they work; I know what they drive, and the stuff that they put in their Affidavit – total...
What should you do when the Tenant brings up repair issues at Trial?
Many times the tenant shows up at trial and just throws their hands saying, “I just need a little more time, I plan to pay my rent.” But sometimes you'll get a tenant who is absolutely defiant and says something like, “I'll pay my rent, when they fix the toilet, or...
My Tenant Vacated, But They Left Stuff Behind
Every tenancy will come to an end, but what are you supposed to do if your tenant leaves but fails to take his stuff? It doesn't make sense to presume that a Landlord is required to just hold on to everything after a tenant has vacated, especially if that tenant is no...
Based on your Lease can you tell who owns, who manages & who sues?
Your lease is where everything begins. And you want to make sure that it clearly identifies who the participants are. Specifically, who the landlord is. And you'd be surprised how many people get this part wrong. So, when we designate a landlord, it doesn't matter who...
Emergency Orders for Texas Landlords!
The Texas Supreme Court has recently issued two important Emergency Orders that pertain to Landlords and Tenants. With the 42ND Emergency Order, the Courts will continue to implement the Texas Eviction Diversion Program. Take note of the specific requirements for...
Average Rent has Changed Nationwide; Has Yours?
As if the world needed another thing affected by the Pandemic, now we have to talk about the costs of Rent! Across the entire county rent values are going up, but why? What factors are causing change, and what do Landlords need to know going into 2022? If your costs...
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