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Landlord’s Battle with “the Tenant From Hell”
Almost nothing is more frustrating to a Landlord than a legal battle with a non-paying tenant that drags on and on and on. Today, Ernie breaks down the case of an Airbnb rental that morphed into an eviction nightmare. It's a tale of dreams of making big bucks on a...
9 Ways Tenants Scam Landlords out of Money
Landlords get taken advantage of everyday, and it's mostly because they're trying really, really hard to be nice. What's worse, is when they fall for the same tricks over and over again. Landlords, it's time to wake up and smell the scams. Tenants are getting really...
Tenants are Pushing for National Rent Control
More and more tenants are getting politically involved and are finding ways to use the current laws on the books to assist them. There is currently a national debate about the need for the federal government to intervene on behalf of tenants to institute a national...
5 Lease Provisions Landlords Mess up Badly
I know that there's a lot that seasoned landlords get right, and, generally speaking, landlords with a lot of experience don't tend to need legal assistance. However, there are still a few things that some landlords, even landlords with decades of experience, still...
Doorloop Interview with TX Landlord Attorney
Ernie gives an overview of landlording to Doorloop, whose property management software helps manage, grow, and automate hundreds of thousands of properties in over 100 countries. Ernie covers everything from Eviction to rent adjustment to the post-Covid legal...
Texas Enacted A New Law Against Fake ESA
Number of tenants have found a loophole in the law that appeared to allow them to say three little words in an effort to avoid pet deposits: "Emotional support animal." Until recently, that was a pretty easy claim to make without any real consequence, but more and...
Do THIS if Your Tenant Has a Fake ESA
Mental health is a big topic lately, and more and more tenants are showing up to rental property with Emotional Support Animals (ESA). The rules around ESA and service animals are new, and most landlords are unsure how to navigate these legal waters. Among the issues...
I Regret Believing When My Tenant Said This
Unfortunately, some (not all) tenants take advantage of well-meaning Landlords and either withhold important facts, bend the truth, or outright lie to get what they want. The keys for Landlords who fac complications of any type with their tenants are: Be...
Eviction Delays You May Never Have Expected
Landlords often go into an Eviction proceeding expecting the fastest and most accommodating outcome available. The Landlord files, the tenant leaves, and the Landlord gets their property back quickly. This might be because all of the stars were aligned for that first...
8 Landlord Errors When Entering Rental Property
Landlords should be routinely accessing their rental property, and tenants need to be aware that this will occur throughout the tenancy. "But, whoa! That sounds like an invasion of privacy!" - It's not. Done correctly, this is a vital element of good Landlording,...
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