If your car is worth $20,000 or less, you can file a suit for replevin in JP court. The owner's landlord's lien does not apply to motor vehicles not owned by the tenant.

No it is not considered "blackmail." Blackmail involves the use of threats to disclose incriminating or embarassing information about someone to obtain money or property from another.

The answer to your question depends on the exact language of your lease agreement and possibly local ordinances where the premises are located. It is very important to read and understand the lease as a whole, and not to focus on single paragraphs or sections of the leases.

It is extremely... View More

Depending on the specific facts, it may well be that no one is responsible. It sounds like an accident. Your automobile comprehensive insurance coverage should cover the damage regardless of whether anyone is at fault.

It is unclear what you mean by the company "has a debit judgment against you." It sounds like you have confirmed that it does not have a debit judgment against you. It sounds to me like there is nothing that either you or it needs to do as there is no issue to correct. If a judge has... View More

He has the right to retrieve his belongings from the home. Since you were not married and there is no jointly owned property, this should not be too controversial. If he bought it, he should be allowed to retrieve it.

With your mom's consent, you may legally put a locking doorknob on your room. Because your mom owns the home, without your mom's consent, you cannot.

Because the original lease term has expired, the lease is now month-to-month. You need to give not less than 30-days advance written notice in accordance with the terms of the lease of your intent to end the lease with the end date being on the last day of a rent-paying period. So, for example,... View More

After the tenant has moved out or been evicted, you should immediately document all damages to the premises and make all necessary repairs. You can deduct the actual cost to make repairs from the security deposit of the tenant. You must refund the balance of the security deposit and provide an... View More

You should send written notification to the landlord or the landlord's representative with copies of the photos and videos. Check your lease to determine if it contains a provision specifying where and how written notice is to be sent. If your lease does not contain such a provision, send... View More

It appears you have a verbal month-to-month lease for an indefinite term. If that is true, then your landlady is required to give you 30-days advance WRITTEN notice to end the lease. She is not required to notify you of her intent or efforts to sell the house. Absent an agreement to the... View More

You will need a personal injury attorney with an emphasis on premises liability at apartment complexes. Regarding your injuries, you likely have a claim for negligence due to the sudden drop of the elevator. The drop could be due to skipped maintenance or lack of emergency systems, causing your... View More

The success of your case will turn heavily on the language of your agreement with your property management company and the particular facts and circumstances of your case. You will need to prove how the management company knew or should have know that the tenant who signed the lease was likely to... View More

In the absence of significant damages, it will likely not be possible for you to locate an attorney willing to work on such a case on a contingency fee basis. You would need to show some sort of "value" to the leased premises. If it is a commercial property in a prime location with a... View More

I think you are correct that the lease by agreement between the parties has shifted what would normally be the landlord's responsibility for cleaning and "normal wear and tear" to you as the tenant.

There is no legal prohibition on the parties agreeing to do this.

The answer to your question depends on whether the "two tenants" are people you were sharing the premises with you under the lease (cotenants) or new people who rented the premises after you stopped living there.

When you sign a lease for one year, you commit yourself to paying... View More

Yes, you can stay in your marital residence even though he has moved out.

Yes, he can legally turn of utilities that are in his name before a divorce is filed.

Because you are also an owner of the home, you can turn the utilities back on in your name.

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Unless your lease expressly authorized you to withhold rent for this reason, you should not withhold rent.

Chapter 92 of the Texas Property Code does provide you as a tenant with a different remedy called "repair and deduct." See Section 92.0561. You must comply with all the... View More

There are different types of insurance. The law requires the driver of a motor vehicle to carry proof of liability insurance and provide it upon request to a police officer. This is what you can get a ticket for. It would be very unusual for a lender to provide this type of insurance.... View More

It sounds like you have done what you can do under the circumstances. You might consider erecting some type of screen along the fence you share with your neighbors or putting an outdoor kennel in your backyard to protect your own small dog in the event that your neighbor's dog breaks through... View More