Can a landlord lock you out in Texas? Then force you to sign agreement to pay 10k to break lease before he let me get my things

You don't state that you failed to pay rent. Consequently -- no -- the LL has zero right to change the door locks merely because you were...

Can I get deposit and rent back from property management company if I was denied certificate of occupancy?

None of us can provide a meaningful response, as the answer is within your Lease. The Lease will (should) state who, as between LL and T, is...

TREC does not offer commercial forms. Both TAR and NTCAR do. A Texas Real Estate Commission licensee (broker or sales agent) must use TREC forms...

My thought -- without researching -- is that all shareholders own the real estate prorata to each shareholder's ownership percentage, as "tenants...

How should I proceed with a tenant who refuses to give me a key to my property after He changed the locks?

You start by reviewing your Lease to be sure there is a provision obligating the tenant to furnish keys, security devices, and security codes to...

In TX can the landlord make me move for renovations ?

If you have a Lease with a term (meaning, not month-to-month) and you have not breached your Lease, and your Lease says nothing about this issue,...

Yes, you might be able to maintain a lawful lien. If not waived in your Contract / Lease / Sublease with the tenants, you have a lien upon the...

A " Notice of Sheriff's sale was posted on my front door last week, who do I pay rent to now?

Rent is payable to the LL, not LL's lender, unless / until you receive other instructions from the lender. The real Q is to determine who / what,...

I am the landlord and my renter has a two year lease on a house at $3800 a month. They want to break the lease a year early. ?

Yes. Unless your Lease contains very strange provisions.

This is the purpose of escrow companies. For a small fee, an escrow agent will hold both the Deed and monies in trust, and not release either until...