A recent Dallas County Court judgment may change the way tenants who file a pauper’s affidavit appeal evictions. The court does not have...

Texas REALTORS® posted new and revised forms effective July 8, including the Addendum Regarding Fee In Lieu of a Security Deposit (TXR...

The Environmental Protection Agency’s 2008 Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule requires specific training and...

Repairs? Issues with tenants or landlords or ghosts? Looking for a form? Texas REALTORS® provides answers to common questions and other...

What do evictions look like for you, as property managers and landlords, now that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

In the Residential Lease (TXR 2001), tenants agree to leave the rental property in a clean condition free of all trash, debris, and any...

Starting 8 a.m. Central on February 15, the Texas Rent Relief Program will accept applications from landlords and tenants for help with...

The Texas Supreme Court established the Texas Eviction Diversion Program. This voluntary program permits eligible landlords and tenants...

Has the Texas Supreme Court issued any guidance on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s eviction order? Yes, the Texas...

No. Under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s order, tenants who want to be protected from eviction must provide a...

by Mark Turner It’s every property manager’s and property owner’s worst nightmare: a tenant who does malicious damage. Maybe the tenant...

Aside from rent, most tenants are accustomed to paying fees for some services. Late fees, application fees, early termination fees, and...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has requested that the Federal Trade Commission investigate certain websites...

You may have noticed a recent uptick in CBD products being sold in Texas. That’s because a state law that went into effect June 10 allows...

An increasing number of applicants are using fake identities to secure leases, according to a report by real estate data firm CoreLogic....

The form Owner’s Authorization Concerning Unescorted Access to Property (TXR 2223) was created for members of Texas REALTORS® to comply...

If you’re the property manager for several properties owned by the same landlord, you don’t have to execute a property management...

Yes. Section 92.016 of the Texas Property Code gives tenants the right to vacate a property and avoid liability in instances of family...

A tenant for a property I manage entered into a lease with the landlord and paid a security deposit and first month’s rent. The day...

An assistance animal can be a service animal or an emotional support animal for a person with a disability. Landlords and property...