Tag Archives: Evictions

About to Be Evicted? Here is What Your Landlord Can and Can’t Do

Being evicted from a rental property can be a frightening time for a family and equally challenging for a landlord. Often, both parties are interested in avoiding eviction due to the potential financial complications it may bring. As a tenant who may be subject to eviction, it is important to understand that your landlord, in […]

Free Legal Aid and Assistance Benefit Residents of Texas – Seniors, Low-Income, Illegals, Women, and More

Free help is available to Texas residents. Organizations throughout the state provide information and referrals at no cost to interested individuals. AID NORTHWEST TEXAS (reluctant return) Low-income residents may also qualify for free legal representation from Legal Aid of Northwest Texas. LANWT provides special case assistance for residents experiencing denials of public support, divorce, child […]

Eight Tips for How To Screen Potential Tenants of Your Rental Property

Some private landlords tend to just believe what a potential tenant says instead of verification. Keep in mind that some people often lie about their history. Here are eight tips for screening potential tenants of your rental property: Verify any story People tend to have a story in order to hide evictions or other mistakes […]

Guide to Evictions in Texas

Evictions can be a time consuming process. The bad thing about evictions as it pertains to the landlord is, the tenant gets to live rent-free until the process is complete. I have heard of some landlord locking the tenants out after they are 30 days overdue without any legal eviction documents being filed, which is […]

Tenant Eviction Rights

For a renter, eviction can be a confusing process, made worse by a lack of information about what a tenant’s rights are in the eviction process. Having an understanding of these rights before an eviction would certainly make the process less aggravating, but may help a renter avoid it altogether. Reasons to Evict Tenant’s can […]