Evicting a tenant is something you may need to do as a landlord. Learn what steps to follow and how best to protect your interests in this situation.
In some situations, a landlord may find themselves needing to evict a tenant for many reasons such as non-payment of rent or violating lease terms. However, according to California eviction laws, terminating a tenant’s contract from your property is a time-consuming process with many steps. ...
There are countless reasons why you would want to evict a renter, ranging from nonpayment of rent to a breach of your rental agreement or some kind of criminal activity. If you find yourself with a problem tenant and have exhausted all other options of getting them to vacate the property ...
Cure or quit notices are used when the tenant is in violation of a specific term or condition of thelease agreement(for example, smoking in the rental unit when the agreement contains a no-smoking clause). Generally the notice will give the tenant a specific period of time to correct the ...
Aside from occupancy limit laws and fair housing laws, in Texas, landlords must also adhere to the “implied warranty of habitability.” This means they must maintain habitable units for tenants to live in. For example, they must respond to a tenant’s repair requests within seven days, or ...
You have to establish a legal reason to evict a tenant, like failing to pay rent. Step Two – Notify your tenant. You must notify the tenant of the lease violation per your state laws. For example, if the tenant failed to pay rent by the due date, you must given theman official not...
No Written Lease? You May Still Have a Legal Tenant According to theTexas State Law Library's FAQ, The fact is, this may all be legal even if there is no written lease agreement. Surprisingly, more and more people are becoming aware of this little-known fact and if your guest claims ...
If for any reason you feel that the law may not be on your side – maybe if you don’t have a legally-binding lease agreement with the tenant – or you don’t want to deal with an eviction case, you may want to try reasoning with your tenant(s). If you have a decent relationshi...
Forcible Entry and Detainer or Unlawful Detainer arethe legal terms courts use to refer to Eviction Lawsuits. The Texas Property Code requires a landlord to use the court system to evict a tenant. How do you win an unlawful detainer case?
When tenantsviolate the terms of the leaseor rental agreement, you serve them with a 10-day notice to cure or quit. With this notice, the tenant can remedy the problem within 10 days and stay in the unit, or move out. If the tenant does neither, you can bring an eviction lawsuit at...