All Forum Posts by: Jessica Haggerty

Texas is very landlord friendly.  Review your lease with her.  Or if you don't have a lease, she is treated as a tenant at will.  My leases state rent is due on the 1st and late on the 5th.  I have served 3 day eviction notices to difficult tenants on the 6th if their rent isn't paid in full. If she is a tenant at will, give her a 30 day notice and get her out of there.  The rental market is hot in DFW, where I'm at and finding quality tenants isn't hard.

Thank you Mike!

Thank you David.  I appreciate your insight!!  

As the buyer, I paid for a survey on a property I have under contract to purchase. The listing agent is asking not only for a copy of the survey but for my invoice from the surveyor.  Is this normal?  I gave the survey company the title company info, and assumed they were working directly with them.

I was under the impression, since I paid for the survey, the survey belongs to me and thus I do not have to share/show it to agent or seller. Is this true?

I have difficult tenants who are on a 1-year lease.  Month three (this month-June) they let me know they were unable to afford the house and wanted out of the lease.  Since they have been such a headache, I am in favor of this.  A local attorney suggested giving them a 14 Day Quit notice, to let them out of their lease, and pro-rate the month of June. 

The predicament I am in now is: it is June 10th and they still haven't paid the prorated rent. As usual, their rent was due on the 1st and late fees applied on the 5th.

Can I serve them a 3-day pay or quit notice today or do I have to wait until the 14 days are up (on the 22) and evict them if they are still there?  My fear is I will end up eating this month's rent.