When a tenant violates your rental lease or refuses to pay rent, you may wish to ask the tenant to leave. While it’s your right to do so in Texas, you must first give your tenant a three-day notice to vacate, unless your lease states otherwise. Wh...
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The lease agreement is perhaps the most important document between a landlord and a tenant. The lease or rental agreement is a legal document that lays out the ground rules both parties agree to follow. Lease agreements typically last the entire leng...
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We all understand how easy it is to forget a payment due to the hustle and bustle of life. As a landlord, you may see just how common it is. But what happens when one late payment turns into three or four? To protect your business, you must act. 3...
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One of the most tedious parts of being a landlord is correctly managing your tenants’ security deposits. There are Texas laws specific to these deposits that you must familiarize yourself with. If you don’t, you run the risk of making costly secu...
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One of the most common legal concerns in landlord-tenant matters involves the security deposit. Used as proof-of-intent for a tenant to move into a rental property, this sum of money is often given back to a tenant at the end of their lease. Yet, as ...
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Santa Claus lore has it that if you’ve been naughty, all you’ll get is a lump of coal in your stocking. For both landlords and tenants, this cuts both ways. A residential landlord can deny the return of a tenant’s security deposit if the tena...
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If you are landlord long enough, it’s practically inevitable that you will encounter a dispute at some point. Whether it’s over a late rent check or damage to the property, you should know that there are options available for reaching a resolutio...
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In Texas, unpaid rent is the number one reason that landlords evict tenants. Evictions, called "forcible entry and detainer" or "forcible detainer" lawsuits in our state, can be time-consuming and costly. While eviction is possible with the right law...
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Normal wear and tear, even the occasional mishap, is expected when you rent out your property. Rental agreements should be designed to account for these issues without undo fuss. Things get more complicated, however, when a tenant harms your property...
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One of the perks of living in Dallas is the weather. Sunshine is our loyal friend, most of the time. There is such a thing as too hot, particularly when we are trying to cool off in the shade of our homes. For those who call a rental their home, when...
Read MoreLast year produced the second-highest number of fatal vehicle crashes Texas roadways have ever seen, according to data released by the Texas Department of Transportation. TxDOT’s tracking showed a total of 4,480 people killed on Texas roads in...
Once you’ve identified your preferred business location(s), gain a good understanding of market lease rates in those areas. You can fast-track your research by talking to a realtor or leasing agent who specializes in commercial or retail spaces. T...
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