How to get paid from oil field contractor who sold assets of company and started another company with a new name?

Your strongest tool may be to consider filing a lien, if your work falls into the category of "labor" and "materials" supported by Texas law. For...

Commercial lease question

The answer to your Q will be found in the Lease you signed. The "free rental" month could be at the inception, middle, end or anywhere in-between...

What happens if a property resident cannot pay property taxes?

The Texas "Disabled Person Exemption" for residential homestead property does not relate to your neighbors, whether or not they pay and whether or...

Your claim, if neither you nor the Sublandlord obtained the consent of the LL prior to execution of the Sublease, is against your Sublandlord only....

Unless your Lease provides differently, you don't have the right to obtain a release because a family member has serious health issues. However,...

Can a landlord charge more taxes?

Most Deeds of Trust (mortgages) allow the Lender the right to adjust monthly tax escrow payments as required to provide a sufficient escrow balance...

Real Estate Law Question

Rights of reverter, rights of first refusal and other similar rights are often contained in Deeds and other recorded docs, even 28 years ago. I...

After landlord won eviction he on his own chose to give us more time can he still use constable to remove us

Texas law was not clear on this point for a long time. Our newest Rules, however, provide that LL must obtain a Writ of Possession within 90 days...

How does the court decide whether a tract of land will be divided or sold in a partition suit?

It's a combination of Texas laws and Texas Rules. See TCP 23 regarding the Court's ability to partition:...

What are the eviction law in texas? How do they apply to hotel?

The lines between residential tenancy vs. hotel guest get blurred quickly once / if the occupant refuses to leave. At that juncture it seems that...