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How to deal with your tenant’s Emotional Support Animal
Landlords are generally confused about new areas of the law, but nothing is more frustrating to landlords than the rules around emotional support animals. It seems that every new tenant now has an ESA, and the laws about them are so vague that no one knows what they...
Don’t think you can just walk into court & win your Eviction
Evictions are complicated enough, so don't go and make things worse by showing up to your eviction trial totally unprepared. Assume that your tenant is going to show up. Yes, it's true that most tenants don't, but you shouldn't go into court expecting things to be...
TX Eviction Law Updates (Part 5): Non-attorney Representation
It's usually a personal choice. The question, "Do I need an attorney?" often turns out to be a matter of "Do I prefer having an attorney with me?" However, in some cases, you can't step into the courthouse without an attorney. Do you know when an attorney is required...
Landlords Missing Critical 2026 Texas Eviction Rule Updates (PART 4)
The rules have changed for 2026, and Texas landlords need to know how to protect themselves and their rental property when an Eviction appeal comes there way. Too many landlords miss out on the benefits of new rules because they have no idea that improvements to the...
How Fast Can I Evict Your Tenant in Texas?(Part 3)
Time = money, and landlords consistently lose a ton of time and money when it comes to the eviction process. However, lawmakers in Texas have now updated Eviction laws to make sure that landlords are getting through the courts faster, and non-paying tenants are being...
TX Eviction Law Updates (PART 2): Notice to Vacate
Every few years that Texas Legislature adds a little here and there to the Texas Property Code, but this year, the legislature made some pretty deep cuts into the law that offer some significant changes to the way that Evictions will be handled as of January 1, 2026....
TX Eviction Law Updates (PART 1): Statewide Equality
Nothing is quite as bad as having the rules changed in the middle of a game. We remember this from childhood, but, unfortunately, sometimes this occurs in real life too. Some counties, cities, or individual judges want to change the rules of Eviction for the people...
Investor FAILS: bad deals, occupied homes, & fake ESA
If you're new at this, you better get a pad and pencil because you have some learning to do. Becoming a real estate investor in the residential rental market is not a game for rookies. To have longevity in this business, investors need to know the differences between...
Texas Property Code Secrets You Need To Know!
People all over the country have freaked out about the insufficient laws on the books when it come to SQUATTERS. For years, the court required landlords to treat people with Zero rights and Zero authority to enter as though they were rent-paying tenants. However, the...
What happens to the rent when tenants break up?
Everything comes to an end, but sometimes that means the end of a relationship of that once happy couple that signed a 12-month lease or that once excited group of roommates that were supposed to be around for two full semesters. How would a professional landlord...
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