Can my stepmom really steal my house?
The Texas Constitution and estates code provide that even if the children take ownership of the home that they cannot take the homestead occupancy rights from her. This right to stay is not absolute. She can abandon it or be compelled to move if she allows the property to be wasted. They must pay for […]
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Landlords must mitigate damages (unless…)
Mitigate Damages. 8/10/2021 In Austin Hill Country Realty, Inc. v. Palisades Plaza, Inc., 948 S.W.2d 293, 299 (Tex.1997), the Supreme Court of Texas recognized that a commercial landlord has a duty to make reasonable efforts to mitigate damages when the tenant breaches the lease and abandons the property. The rule in Palisades Plaza has since […]
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Ice Storms!
Ice and snow hit Texas hard last week in the middle of February 2021. Numerous clients called regarding problems with apartment management and insurance companies. An apartment complex refused to come see a client’s apartment and wanted to treat it like just a repair job. After they saw the damage, of thousands of gallons of […]