Independent rental owners and apartment community managers in Texas face a wide range of legal challenges. And problem tenants are often the source of these challenges. Girling Law provides both responsive and preventative legal representation to Texas property investors and managers. Ensure your prospective tenant has a solid payment history and is someone you'd want as a renter.
Marc Girling is an expert Dallas - Fort Worth eviction attorney and landlord lawyer. He started his eviction practice after having his own unfortunate experience with a problem tenant. Presently, Mr. Girling's firm includes two attorneys, two paralegals, and an Escrow Officer. In addition, Mr. Girling regularly hires five other real estate attorneys in Fort Worth who handle legal work for the firm on a contractual basis.
Mr. Girling personally trained each of these lawyers. Mr. Girling has authored several books, including Eviction Dismissed! The Ten Biggest Mistakes Texas Landlords Make in Eviction Court. Presently, he is preparing a curriculum to train apartment community managers on appearing in Justice of the Peace Courts.
Marc Girling is an expert Dallas - Fort Worth eviction attorney and landlord lawyer. He started his eviction practice after having his own unfortunate experience with a problem tenant. Presently, Mr. Girling's firm includes two attorneys, two paralegals, and an Escrow Officer. In addition, Mr. Girling regularly hires five other real estate attorneys in Fort Worth who handle legal work for the firm on a contractual basis.
Mr. Girling personally trained each of these lawyers. Mr. Girling has authored several books, including Eviction Dismissed! The Ten Biggest Mistakes Texas Landlords Make in Eviction Court. Presently, he is preparing a curriculum to train apartment community managers on appearing in Justice of the Peace Courts.
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List the first named tenant on your written lease agreement.
If you are evicting someone but you have no written lease agreement, you may list the tenants in any order.
List the second named tenant on your written lease agreement, if applicable.
If you have more than 2 named tenants on your lease, you will need to call us during regular business hours at 817 659-2033.
Complete this field only if the named landlord on the written lease agreement is a business.
If the landlord is an individual, leave this field blank.
If you are evicting someone but you have no written lease agreement, you may list the tenants in any order.
List the second named tenant on your written lease agreement, if applicable.
If you have more than 2 named tenants on your lease, you will need to call us during regular business hours at 817 659-2033.
Complete this field only if the named landlord on the written lease agreement is a business.
If the landlord is an individual, leave this field blank.
Facing off against a tenant who knows how to game the Texas eviction system is no game of chance.
It's less than that.
The game is rigged.
Your tenant has a whole host of methods to cause delays in the eviction process.
You face some extremely complicated legal maneuvers to untangle the mess your tenant can create.
An eviction lawyer has extensive experience combating tenants at all levels of the eviction process.
Best of all, the eviction attorneys at Girling Law have the skills and resources that can help you avoid many of these disasters.
It's less than that.
The game is rigged.
Your tenant has a whole host of methods to cause delays in the eviction process.
You face some extremely complicated legal maneuvers to untangle the mess your tenant can create.
An eviction lawyer has extensive experience combating tenants at all levels of the eviction process.
Best of all, the eviction attorneys at Girling Law have the skills and resources that can help you avoid many of these disasters.
If you're reading this, you're probably one of those unfortunate landlords who recently discovered there is one thing worse than having to evict your tenant: an eviction jury trial.
Tenants will often request jury trials, hoping to intimidate their landlords.
Although eviction jury trials are quite complicated, the good news is that it is quite easy for an attorney who is well-versed in eviction law to turn the tables on your tenant.
Girling Law is a unique firm that specializes in eviction law and develops resources to help our landlord-clients with these fast-pace cases.
Tenants will often request jury trials, hoping to intimidate their landlords.
Although eviction jury trials are quite complicated, the good news is that it is quite easy for an attorney who is well-versed in eviction law to turn the tables on your tenant.
Girling Law is a unique firm that specializes in eviction law and develops resources to help our landlord-clients with these fast-pace cases.
Texas Justice of the Peace Courts are often the go-to courts for Texas landlords.
JP Courts are intended for self-represented litigants.
The problem with them, though, is that they give your tenant an unrestricted right to appeal to a County Court at Law.
But this isn't the type of appeal that reviews the trial.
It is an appeal de novo.
This means your tenant gets an entirely new trial.
Your tenant need only file a one-page notice of appeal and pay the filing fee (or sign an affidavit to get the fee waived) to get the Justice of the Peace's judgment vacated.
JP Courts are intended for self-represented litigants.
The problem with them, though, is that they give your tenant an unrestricted right to appeal to a County Court at Law.
But this isn't the type of appeal that reviews the trial.
It is an appeal de novo.
This means your tenant gets an entirely new trial.
Your tenant need only file a one-page notice of appeal and pay the filing fee (or sign an affidavit to get the fee waived) to get the Justice of the Peace's judgment vacated.
Requiring a security deposit equaling one monthly payment is a great policy.
Assuming your tenant's background check reflects a clean rental history, this amount will typically cover any damages to your rental property.
But in some cases, that security deposit may fall far short of covering the damages to your rental property.
Let's say your tenant caused substantial damages to your property.
The damages are enough that you could potentially recover a judgment for tens of thousands of dollars.
So, it makes sense to sue, right?
Assuming your tenant's background check reflects a clean rental history, this amount will typically cover any damages to your rental property.
But in some cases, that security deposit may fall far short of covering the damages to your rental property.
Let's say your tenant caused substantial damages to your property.
The damages are enough that you could potentially recover a judgment for tens of thousands of dollars.
So, it makes sense to sue, right?
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