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What are amendments and/or changes that you put in your lease?
After putting your rental contract and properties
to the test, what are some amendments/addendums that y’all (Texas) have added.
My personal example is: any items left behind by the tenant after vacating the property will belong to the landlord.
I did this after I had a tenant just abandoned a property with all his contents. Of course, I did the normal eviction process and a writ of removal, but still had to get the stuff out and to the street. This addition to the contract will make this process easier to deal with next time.
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You followed the eviction process in Texas. There is no addendum that is going to allow you to subvert or alter the timeline
In the event that a tenant leaves property when moving out, I hope you provide notice of abandonment with a reasonable timeline for declaring property abandoned. Texas law does not clearly define this issue. Keep in mind if a tenant ever sued you regarding this that JP Judges are elected officials with no legal background required and are not bound by precedent.