Month: August 2021
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Texas Lease Dispute: Landlord Failure to Maintain a Rental Property in Habitable Condition
Read more: Texas Lease Dispute: Landlord Failure to Maintain a Rental Property in Habitable ConditionYour landlord has a responsibility to keep the home or apartment you rent from them in livable, or habitable condition. If they fail to do so after you have brought the problem to their attention, you have a right to take action to correct the situation. But taking the wrong…
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Can a Texas Landlord Lockout a Commercial Tenant?
Read more: Can a Texas Landlord Lockout a Commercial Tenant?If a business tenant fails to pay their rent, under Texas law a commercial landlord IS allowed to lockout a tenant from their own business. The Texas Property Code allows a landlord to change the “door locks of a tenant who is delinquent in paying at least…
