Can a motel lock me out?
Hotels / motels do not need to file the normal eviction rules, as you are typically not considered a tenant but instead you are a paying guest....
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Hotels / motels do not need to file the normal eviction rules, as you are typically not considered a tenant but instead you are a paying guest....
Tell your LL that if LL accepts cash rental payments, Texas law obligates Texas LLs to furnish a written receipt. Then tell LL to read TPC 92.011:...
Good news, our Texas legislature recently gave individuals the right to retrieve personal property, although it may take a JP Court Order to do so....
One of the lawful means to deliver a notice to vacate in Texas is by delivery to any person who is 16 YO or older and resides at the premises. That...
No.
We need more intel. Were you married when you signed it (and yes, "common law" marriages count for this purpose)? Have you gone to Court to have...
No. But you can present to your neighbor a letter, demanding reimbursement of all of your costs. Then, when the neighbor doesn't pay you can file a...
Holding the property off the market is likely inconsistent with a Texas LL's obligation to mitigate damages. See TPC 91.006:...
Under our USA system of jurisprudence, this matter is civil -- not criminal. A tenant is not going to jail for failure to pay rental. It may be...
In this situation your best remedy might be to get B-I-L to repair it, then deduct the cost from rental. You would need to exactly follow the...