Eviction Case Background: Bradley is a real estate investor who owns several properties in the Dallas Fort Worth area. He hired us after his relatively new tenants broke several promises to pay their second rent payments. Eventually they stopped returning his calls. In addition to not paying rent, Bradley’s tenants moved into the property with [...]
A notice to vacate is a fairly innocuous thing. Texas courts tend to give landlords a very wide berth when it comes to what is in a notice to vacate. But delivering a notice to vacate is arguably the most common reason Property Managers and Apartment Community Managers receive dismissals from a Justice of the [...]
EVICTION CASE BACKGROUND: Kathy K. needed to better understand landlord rights under landlord tenant law in Texas after her tenant appealed an eviction judgment. Kathy sought out Dallas landlord attorneys, the County Court had already scheduled a trial. This meant Girling Law did not have enough time to subpoena the tenant's two sureties. Also, the tenant filed [...]
Your attorney needs to prepare exhibits for your eviction trial – no surprise there. But it’s not enough for your eviction lawyer to simply prepare for your eviction trial. If your tenant fails to appear at trial, your attorney will need to have previously filed documents disclosing to the Court your tenant’s last known address, [...]
I used to represent landlords using flat fees. No more…. And I strongly caution you to avoid such an arrangement. You need to avoid a situation where your attorney is unmotivated to provide you the most effective representation possible. In addition, flat fee arrangements too often result in client confusion and disappointment. It is really [...]
I have mentioned in some of my earlier posts that Justices of the Peace are rarely attorneys. In fact, some will run for Justice of the Peace because they feel as though they were mistreated or poorly represented by an attorney. Others are active or former real estate professionals (non-attorneys) and they can get a [...]
Starting Off on the Wrong Foot with Your Eviction Attorney I love it when a landlord calls me and tells me they have a written lease agreement with tenant who stopped paying rent. For me, these are typically very easy cases. This means my odds of having a very happy client will be high. [...]
I recently met an attorney at an alumni function. He was an older man who started practicing law when I was in elementary school. He told me about how he had recently appeared for an oral argument in an employment law case before the U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans. That’s one step below [...]
The idea doesn’t initially make a lot of sense, does it? If you struggle with the urge to keep a close eye on your eviction attorney, it may even be too much to bear. But it’s a really, really bad idea for landlords to appear at an eviction trial before the Justice of the Peace. [...]
