Landlord-Tenant Law
Landlord-Tenant Law
The Lease
Whether you rent a house or an apartment, you will likely be required to sign a lease. A written lease gives you certain security. It is for a specific period, anywhere from months to years, during which the rent is specified. Leases are written by the landlord, so it will be filled with numerous restrictions…
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THE RENTAL APPLICATION PROCESS In applying to rent a house or apartment, you will be given an Application. You will fill out your personal information including, where you are employed, documentation of income, prior addresses, and asked to give permission for the landlord to run a credit check, and perhaps, criminal history. In accepting or…
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LANDLORD’S OBLIGATION TO REPAIR The general rule in Texas is that when you become a tenant, you are the owner of the property for the term of the lease, and as an owner, the landlord has NO duty to repair. It is all on you. That said, Texas Property Code, Chapter 92 modifies this general…
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TENANT’S RIGHTS, AN OVERVIEW In Houston, approximately half the population rents their homes. That is well over one million people. Since 2008 there has been a tremendous growth of national corporations and private equity firms hoovering up many of these units. The vast majority of renters have signed a lease that sets forth the terms…
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