The decision about whether to file a lawsuit against a tenant can be challenging. Ultimately, a Texas landlord attorney like me is not in the best position to make this decision. You are. So, this article is going to arm you with the information you will need to answer the question, "should I sue my [...]
George hired Austin eviction attorneys at Girling Law attempted negotiating a resolution, but the parties were unable to agree on a moveout date. The case went to trial, and Girling Law obtained a judgment for George. The tenant immediately appealed. George asked Girling Law to continue representing him in his Austin eviction appeal. Rental Property [...]
After Yeshua’s first attorney’s attempt to evict a pair of problem tenants fell apart, Yeshua’s new eviction jury trials. The firm’s attorneys are both experienced and well trained in handling eviction jury trial, executed on a well-designed trial strategy, successfully educated the jury, absolutely punished one of the witnesses on the stand, and obtained for Yeshua a [...]
Evictions are a hassle. They’re expensive and time-consuming. But when your tenant requests a jury trial a whole different level of pain-in-my-neck (yes – I cleaned that up…). Let’s get right to it: your best and least expensive option in this situation is to pursue settlement aggressively. Where settlement is not an option, you should [...]
Janice S. decided to hire a Dallas eviction attorney, L. Marc Girling, who quickly identified the weaknesses in Janice’s case, developed a strategy to minimize her risk, and successfully executed on that strategy. Girling Law solved the problem of Janice's non-paying tenant efficiently. More importantly, Janice’s Dallas eviction attorney made a point of contacting the [...]
A notice to vacate is a fairly innocuous thing. Texas courts tend to give landlords a very wide berth when it comes to what is in a notice to vacate. But delivering a notice to vacate is arguably the most common reason Property Managers and Apartment Community Managers receive dismissals from a Justice of the [...]
I have mentioned in some of my earlier posts that Justices of the Peace are rarely attorneys. In fact, some will run for Justice of the Peace because they feel as though they were mistreated or poorly represented by an attorney. Others are active or former real estate professionals (non-attorneys) and they can get a [...]
