Eviction Topics Discussed
Paupers Appeal
The tenant filed a Paupers Appeal, Now What? When a tenant files a Paupers Appeal, what they are saying is as given due recourse by law that: "I believe the eviction is wrong and I am going to appeal the lower courts decision and get it thrown out by a higher court...
Tenants You Cannot Withhold Rent
I see in court and I get calls all the the time from tenants saying I am not going to pay my rent because they need to fix something. Sorry to tell you dear tenant, but you have to pay rent. Withholding rent because of a problem with your rental in the eyes of the...
Tenant says “I am moving”
Tenants Must Prove they are moving I have seen many landlords over the years eat another months rent by listening to the tenant saying I am moving at the end of the month and the Landlord's wishful hoping they do. But guess what 80% of them DON'T. You should ask for...
You Have a Judgment Now What?
The Court Judgment Okay you have gone to court and received a judgment from the JP for lets say $5000, what next? Once you received the order of the court for the judgment you have to wait 30 and request an Abstract of Judgment. (see Abstract of Judgment) You need to...
Are You Affraid the Tenant Will Trash the House being Evicted?
I put a warning in the notice... but to be honest I have never seen this happen. I have several landlords concerned with this but in all my years of doing this I have yet to see a retaliatory action done. I have seen that tenants who were living like animals all the...
Paupers Appeal Denied – Landlord Wins
Here is a landlord that won in the JP Court in fighting the Paupers Appeal and didn't have to go to BIG SCARY Court downtown. While the tenant (lazy bum, my opinion) sits around getting more free rent. Here is her story in her own words. I have to admit in the...
The WRIT of Possession – It’s Timing
WRIT OF POSSESSION One of the problems with the WRIT is timing. The Constables who enforce the WRIT, they usually do not give me more than 24 hours and most cases several hours notice. Then I have to drop what I am doing or get someone to go in my place and stand...
My answer to a tenant’s question about a Paupers Appeal
I was sent the question by a tenant filing for a Paupers Appeal and this is my answer If i lose a eviction case before the county court and i was approved for a paupers affidavit in jp court do i have to Apply for another ? What kind of form do i need to file from the...
Landlord vs. Tenant
Tenant that are late on making rent payments or have not made paid the rent for months have the landlord scared. I get property owners contacting me worried about how their tenant has not paid the rent in months and how they are getting in financial distress. They...
Angry Disruptive Tenant
I am looking at the TREC lease and have a tenant that pays rent but has anger issues and a trouble maker. If I go before the judge, what are some of the best reasons to evict someone other than non-payment. Thank you, RESPONSE: We are not an attorneys nor can we give...
