Q: I rent a place that is run by a management company and they have given me a “1 Day” notice to vacate for unpaid rent!
I rent from a property management firm that is guilty of overcharging late fees on many occasions and falsifying the records of payments and fees paid that are beyond the scope of accounting errors and punitive in late fee fees that are fraudulently reported and over the Texas maximum on several months that are being processed by an attorney for eviction due to non payment.
What do I need to do to get this resolved and get this not only thrown out of civil court but file to have the illegal fees paid back to me and sue for the most amount that is legal ? I can prove this assertion beyond anyone’s dought with my own documents
A: You should hire an attorney in or near the county where the property is located with experience in residential landlord-tenant law and be prepared to pay a reasonable hourly fee for their services. Depending on where that is, expect to pay an hourly fee of somewhere between $300-600. A property management firm is likely to have panel counsel it can turn to for a defense and who may have already advised it on what it can and cannot do. Such a firm is likely to have a head start based upon its past dealings with the property management firm and familiarity with the specific facts involved, so your litigation expenses will almost certainly exceed the property management firm's. I would budget at least $50,000, which could go up depending on which court and which opposing law firm you draw.
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