Texas Tenants' Union

This isn't addressed in the Texas Property Code.

We agree. Please contact your State Senator and State Representative and ask them to support laws to protect tenants and their visitors from abusive parking and towing policies. You can find out who they are at this link: https://fyi.capitol.texas.gov/Home.aspx If you need more info, call us at 214-823-2733 and/or come to a free tenants' rights workshop if you are in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Have your lease and community rules handy if you call or come to a workshop. You can get more info at www.txtenants.org.

Here are some options. Some are just for certain geographic areas, and some are statewide. North Texas Fair Housing Center 469-941-0375 GREATER HOUSTON FAIR HOUSING CENTER (713) 641-3247 Fair Housing Council of Greater San Antonio (210) 733-3247 Austin Tenants' Council 512-474-1961 TX Workforce Commission https://twc.texas.gov/partners/civil-rights-discrimination 888-452-4778 HUD Fair Housing https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/online-complaint

Here is a link to the retaliation law: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm#92.331 If you need more info, we hold a free workshop the 2nd Monday of each month at 6:30 pm. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tenant-empowerment-workshop-september-tickets-110707765908 Once you register, you will receive instructions on how to join us online using Zoom Meetings.

Please see TX law at https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm#92.052 Here is a youtube video on your rights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TFGkLgtL3A&t=8s If you have a TAA lease, also look at #26 and #31 of the contract on how to trigger your rights. If you need more information, please call us at 214-823-2733.

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If they are changing the lock for nonpayment, they have to give you notice.They can change the lock, but they have to give you a copy of the key whether you pay the rent or not. If they refuse to let you back in, you can get a "writ of reentry" and sue. See: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm#92.0081 and https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm#92.009 They have to take you to court in order to evict you. Call us at 214-823-2733 for more info.

The Public Utility Commission regulates water billing.You can file a complaint at https://www.puc.texas.gov/consumer/complaint/Complaint.aspx

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I'm a member. You need talk to someone at the Texas Tenant Union.Explain your situation to them and they'll be able to help. From what I know is closed on the weekends but have free worshops on Wesnesdays and you can join to be a member if you would like that same night. The workshop starts at 6:30 sharp on Wednesday. Thanks

It's important to give the person you pay rent to a signed, written request describing the problems and asking for repairs/remedies. Be sure to date it and keep a copy for your own records. It's best to send it by certified mail, return receipt requested or another trackable form of delivery from the US Postal Service or a private delivery service. This is what triggers your rights. You should be paid up on the rent before giving notice. Call us at 214-823-2733 for more info. If you're in the Dallas area, come to a free workshop on Wed night. https://txtenants.org/tenants-rights-workshop-info/ We also have written info and addt'l benefits for members. https://txtenants.org/become-a-member/

If you haven't yet sent a letter by certified mail, return receipt requested to who you ordinarily pay the rent to asking them to remedy this problem, it may be worth a try. Be sure to date it, sign it, and keep a copy. For more info, please call us at 214-823-2733. If you live in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, please come to a free tenants' rights workshop any Wednesday night at 6:30. If you come, bring your lease and other paperwork. You can get directions and more info at this link: https://txtenants.org/tenants-rights-workshop-info/

See Texas Property Code sections https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm#92.052 and https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm#92.056 If you signed a TAA lease last year, look at sections 26 and 31. If you signed a TAA lease this year, look at section 15. You can get additional information on our website at https://txtenants.org/tenants-rights-workshop-info/

That sounds like a month-to-month fee. The lease contract and the notice given will determine whether you can fight back. Call us at 214-823-2733 for more info.

This is horrible. If your last lease carries over on a month-to-month basis, check the language to see how notice should be given. There's no rent control in Texas, unless the property is subsidized, but they shouldn't be singling you out with a high rent increase in order to retaliate or discriminate. If you need more information, call us at 214-823-2733. Please also visit our website at www.txtenants.org. .

There aren't great remedies on second hand smoke, but you may have other options. Please call us at 214-823-2733.

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Depending on the city you live in, it may violate their Minimum Property Standards Code. Call the city to find out. Otherwise, assuming your rent is paid up, you should make a written request for repairs, sign it, keep a copy for your records, and send it to who you pay the rent to, preferably by a trackable form of delivery. If you have a TAA lease, see #26 and #31. See more on our website at txtenants.org or call us at 214-823-2733 for more info.

Please have her call our office for information, or reach out directly for legal help. Our number is 214-823-2733. There are 3 Legal Aid organizations, depending on where she lives. Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas - 855-548-8457 - offices in the North Central and Western parts of the state including the DFW area, Lubbock, Amarillo, Odessa, and Abilene Lone Star Legal Aid - (800) 733-8394 - offices in the Eastern part of the state extending from Texarkana to Angleton. Covers some central parts of the state including Belton and Waco. Texas RioGrande Legal Aid - 1-888-988-9996 - offices in South, Central and West Texas including Austin, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, El Paso, the entire Rio Grande Valley and the entire Texas-Mexico border

It's not addressed in the Texas Property Code. There are fair housing laws that prohibit discrimination based on family status, so it might be covered there. You may want to reach out to a Fair Housing office and see what they say. Depending on where you are in the state, here are the Fair Housing groups: North Texas Fair Housing Center Greater Houston Fair Housing Center Fair Housing Council of Greater San Antonio Austin Tenants Council or HUD https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp

Here is a link to the application deposit law: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm#92.351 It goes through Section 92.355.

Yes. If the place remains vacant. If you signed a TAA lease, look at #32.3 and #32.6. Also see Section 91.006 of the TX Property Code. https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.91.htm#91.006

Most leases state who is authorized to live there. If others are occupying the unit and they aren't listed in the lease, the landlord may send a notice of violation or a notice to vacate. If you need more information, please give us a call at 214-823-2733.

If you are a voucher holder, you aren't responsible for the Housing Authority's portion of the rent. If you are facing eviction, please contact Legal Aid. Contact info is on our website at https://txtenants.org/links/ If you need more information, give us a call at 214-823-2733.

If you haven't yet sent a request for repairs or remedies in writing to who you pay the rent to by certified mail or some other trackable form of delivery through the Post Office or private delivery service, you should do that now, assuming you are paid up on the rent. If you have a TAA lease, see #26 and #31 of your contract. Be sure to sign the letter and keep a copy for your records. You can also see the repair/remedies law on the TX Property Code tab on our website ( starting at Section 92.052) and youtube videos under the Workshop tab. www.txtenants.org

This is creepy! If it meets the definition of stalking, you may have options under Section 92.0161 of the TX Property Code. See: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm#92.0161. Here is a link to more info on stalking: https://statelaws.findlaw.com/texas-law/texas-stalking-laws.html

Neighbor problems are really difficult. I'm sorry you are going through this. The Texas Property Code deals with tenant/landlord issues, but is silent on tenant/tenant issues. That being said, we have a few ideas on how to try to deal with this, but there is not enough space to answer here. Please call us at 214-823-2733 or join our free online workshop on November 9th. https://txtenants.org/tenants-rights-workshop-info/

If you don't have a lease, they can ask you to move, but they need to give proper notice. See TX Property Code Sec. 91.001. NOTICE FOR TERMINATING CERTAIN TENANCIES at https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.91.htm#91.001 If you need more information on how to deal with this, give us a call at 214-823-2733.

Here are some relevant sections of the TX Property Code: Sec. 92.104. RETENTION OF SECURITY DEPOSIT; ACCOUNTING. (a) Before returning a security deposit, the landlord may deduct from the deposit damages and charges for which the tenant is legally liable under the lease or as a result of breaching the lease. Sec. 91.006. LANDLORD'S DUTY TO MITIGATE DAMAGES. (a) A landlord has a duty to mitigate damages if a tenant abandons the leased premises in violation of the lease. If you need more information, give us a call at 214-823-2733 with your lease handy, if possible.

You need proper form and documentation from physcian. Apart complex may have their own forms to fill too. Please dont abuse this because you want a dog and dont want to pay pet rent or pet deposit. It doesnt bode well for legit reasons.

Contact Disability Rights Texas https://www.disabilityrightstx.org/en/home/ 1-800-252-9108 or the Fair Housing organization in your area. You can see the list of Fair Housing Organizations on our website at https://txtenants.org/links/

Sorry to hear this. For ideas on how to deal with this situation, please call us at 214-823-2733.

As long as your policy covers the same liability amount and terms of their of theirs for damage to the property, not just your personal belongings it's fine. You have to give them the n as me ,number of your policy and show what it covers. Usually you have to register with each lease.

Rents at tax credit properties are tied to the Area Median Income (AMI), not the tenant's individual income. Unfortunately, this often means rent increases that are too high for people on fixed incomes. The Texas Dept. of Housing & Community Affairs oversees the program. If you want to check to see if your mother's rent increase is within the allowable limits, contact them at https://www.tdhca.state.tx.us/au_offices.htm, 512-475-3800. You can see other affordable housing programs on our website at https://txtenants.org/find-affordable-housing/

What county do you live in?

You should talk to a lawyer about this. What county are you in?

Please see landlord's duty to repair or remedy at https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm#92.052 You can see additional information on our website at https://txtenants.org/tenants-rights-workshop-info/

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It can if she is the owner's representative. If you need help with eviction, you can reach out to Legal Aid. The Legal Aid offices in TX are listed on our website at https://txtenants.org/links/ You can also call our office for more information at 214-823-2733.

They're supposed to give the fee back if they reject you & did not provide you with the screening criteria. You should also get the deposit back if you're rejected. Here is the link & excerpt of the law: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm#92.351 92.351. DEFINITIONS. (1) "Application deposit" means a sum of money that is given to the landlord in connection with a rental application and that is refundable to the applicant if the applicant is rejected as a tenant. (1-a) "Application fee" means a nonrefundable sum of money that is given to the landlord to offset the costs of screening an applicant for acceptance as a tenant. Sec. 92.3515.NOTICE OF ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.(e) If the landlord rejects an applicant and the landlord has not made the notice required by Subsection (a) available, the landlord shall return the application fee and any application deposit.If you have other questions, please call us 214-823-2733

It's not addressed in the Texas Property Code. Try contacting the City to see if they are violating any local code or their occupancy permit. If your neighbors are also concerned and the landlord doesn't work with you on a solution, you may try reaching out to your council member.

Here is the definition of normal wear and tear: "(4) "Normal wear and tear" means deterioration that results from the intended use of a dwelling, including, for the purposes of Subchapters B and D, breakage or malfunction due to age or deteriorated condition, but the term does not include deterioration that results from negligence, carelessness, accident, or abuse of the premises, equipment, or chattels by the tenant, by a member of the tenant's household, or by a guest or invitee of the tenant." If you info on how to challenge a deduction, call us at 214-823-2733. Also see https://txtenants.org/tenants-rights-workshop-info/

Here is a brief video on repairs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TFGkLgtL3A&t=166s If you have a TAA lease, also see #26 and #31. If you need more info, give us a call at 214-823-2733.

If you haven't yet made a written request to the onsite manager for clean-up, you should do that now. If you have a TAA lease, see #26 and #31 of the contract. Also see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TFGkLgtL3A&t=4s

If you haven't yet sent a letter by certified mail, return receipt requested to who you ordinarily pay the rent to asking them to remedy this problem, do that now. Be sure to date it, sign it, and keep a copy. You also must be paid up on the rent. This is what triggers your rights. If you have a TAA lease, look at #26 and #31. For more info, please call us at 214-823-2733.

Respond to the charges in writing. Tell them why you disagree. Send the letter to the onsite manager, but cc (send a copy to) one or more outside parties such as the management company, Better Business Bureau, and/or elected officials. If you want help, call us at 214-823-2733, or if you are in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, come to a free tenant workshop. https://txtenants.org/tenants-rights-workshop-info/

We just spoke on the phone. Let us know if you get a response.

If you damaged them, they can ask you to pay. If the blinds deteriorated due to normal wear and tear, they landlord should cover the cost. If you need more info, call us at 214-823-2733.

We've seen organized groups successfully get new management when their rights were violated. It might be possible to contact the owner/management company as an individual and convince them to replace the on-site management, but you'd probably need quite a bit of documentation to be taken seriously as one person. If you need more information, call us at 214-823-2733.

If you haven't yet sent a certified letter to who you pay your rent to (usually the onsite manager) requesting they remedy this problem, that should be your next step. Be sure to date the letter, sign it, send it to the landlord's designated representative, and keep a copy for your own records.You should also be paid up on the rent. If you have a TAA lease, look at #26 and #31 of that contract. For more info, call us at 214-823-2733.

We answer thousands of calls a year, but the workload is overwhelming. Members of the Tenants' Union get priority. If we are on the line, you'll get our recording. Please leave a message if you call, and/or come to a free tenant workshop if you live in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. You can get more information at this link: https://txtenants.org/tenants-rights-workshop-info/

Hello, sorry to hear that .Have you got a chance look at your lease agreement if your apartment does not follow what's in that lease agreement according to the late fees then you definitely have a case! GOOD LUCK,

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Are you being stalked, or is this random vandalism? Call us at 214-823-2733.

U can call the utility companies and they can go back to march and up and pull up your Account and send u copies

Yes. I agree you should go to a workshop meeting to get the correct information in going forward with the water issues. I went and educated myself. Also you should join as a member like I did.

Sorry for the delay. Just answered from another post. You can file a complaint with the Public Utility Commission. https://www.puc.texas.gov/consumer/complaint/Complaint.aspx

Check the language of your lease contract. If you signed the standard Texas Apartment Association lease, #6 says they can require you to pay by cashiers check.

Check your lease contract. This isn't an issue we've heard about.

They have to give a notice to vacate (usually 24 hours to 3 days, depending on the lease). Then they can file for eviction with the Justice of the Peace Court. The court date should be within 10-21 days. If you show up in court and lose, you have 5 days to move or appeal. Here's a link to the law: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.24.htm#24.005

I recommend to go on Wednesday 630 p.m. go early to this workshop look up in website for address Texas tenant union

There's no rent control in Texas, so unless the property is subsidized by a government program, no.

Sorry for the delay. They should honor your contract. Check the language of your lease to make sure it was not allowed. We are seeing more and more landlords requiring Mandatory Cable TV/Internet packages at lease renewal -- Just one of many extra charges that is going far beyond "nickle and diming."

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It would be good to send written request for repairs by certified mail, return receipt requested or another trackable form of delivery from the US Postal Service or a private delivery service. You can read the repair law at this link: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm#92.052 If you need more information, call us at 214-823-2733.

If you haven't yet given a written request for repairs and sent it by certified mail, start there. You can see the repair law at this link: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm#92.051 If you have other questions, please call us at 214-823-2733.

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Texas requires the landlord to maintain the premises so that it's not a threat to the physical health & safety. To hold the landlord liable, you must be paid up on the rent and give a proper request for repair or remedy, best sent by certified mail, return receipt requested or another form of trackable delivery through the post office or delivery service (not a text, email, or webform). If you have a TAA lease, look at #26 & #31. Be sure to sign the letter & keep a copy for your records. If you want info, call us at 214-823-2733, come to our free workshop if you in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, and/or become a member. See more at www.txtenants.org

If you haven't started pulling together your own records, you should do that as soon as possible. How will you know the amount the manager gives is correct? Please call us at 214-823-2733.

I don't think so. It's not addressed in tenant/landlord law, but this has got to violate some statute.

You should check the language in the lease contract. Most of them let landlords off the hook when there's a delay in occupancy. That doesn't mean you can't still fight back. Call us at 214-823-2733.

We've heard of landlords charging extra when they think someone is a a risk, such as your credit is bad, you have an eviction on your record, or your income isn't quite 3 times the rent. Call us at 214-823-2733 if you have other questions or concerns, or come to the free tenant workshop we hold every Wednesday night at 6:30. You can get directions and more info at this link: https://txtenants.org/tenants-rights-workshop-info/

Is there other usable space in the closet?

That is a new one! Suggest u contact Tenant Assn for that answer.

The Texas Tenants Union is having a free workshop Wednesday night at 6pm. They can help you draft a letter to rebuttal that bill. From what I understand, the landlord cannot charge you for normal wear and tear.

They are obligated to maintain the premises so there are no health and safety threats. Here is a link to the law: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm#92.052 If you need more info, call us at 214-823-2733.

As stated there is a remedy for unlawful termination of utilities. But were they not in your name? Also new owners takes property subject to your lease. Sharon Campbell

Texas has a law that says the landlord has to maintain the premises so that it is not a threat to the physical health or safety of an ordinary tenant. In order to hold them liable, you have to keep paying the rent (Unlike some states, there is no rent withholding in TX), and give notice requesting the repairs be made or the conditions be remedied. Be sure to date the letter, sign it, send it to who you pay rent to, and keep a copy for your records. It's best to send it certified mail or another trackable form of delivery. Call us at 214-823-2733 or visit our website at www.txtenants.org for more info.

It is stated In the TAA rental contract, that payments are applied towards late fees and other bills before applied to the rent. So say your past due bills were $50 and your rent $900 , $50 of it will be put towards the past due amoint which will make you $50 short on rent. What you should do is pay it. Aint no going around it

The eviction process starts with a notice to vacate from the landlord (usually 24 hours to 3 days, depending on the lease). The next step is for the landlord to file with the Justice of the Peace Court. The court date will be set between 10 - 21 days after filing. If you lose in court, you generally have 5 days to move out or appeal before the landlord can file a "Writ of Possession" to have you removed from the property. For non-payment, you may be able to get emergency rent assistance to get caught up. Call 211 to see which agencies might be able to help. Please call us at 214-823-2733 for more info.

Can't answer that one. Always had own elec co. Need to call Dallas Tenant Assn. Fyi: They can probably do whatever but ask if you can get your own utility co...

Last we knew, Texas courts were not holding landlords responsible for second-hand smoke. You may have remedies based on other issues, however. Please call us at 214-823-2733.

That's a good question. I would think that unless it says in your lease that those belongings stay there, they would have to move them upon your request. I would go to the workshop on Wednesday night at the Texas Tenants Union and ask them.

You dont sue. You mail a series of legal papers...go in to a free session on Wednesday's 5:30 i think...they will consult you on the steps. They helped me get a full refund without going to court

Please call us at 214-823-2733 or come to a free tenants' rights workshop any Wednesday night at 6:30 if you are in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. You can get more information at www.txtenants.org

See answer below. Be sure to keep an actual copy of the letter you send requesting repairs (dated, signed, sent to who you pay the rent to, and by a trackable form of delivery like certified mail, return receipt requested). You also need to be paid up on the rent. If you have a TAA lease, look at #26 and #31 of your contract. Call us at 214-823-2733 if you still need info. Also, see www.txtenants.org.

If you provided a forwarding address in writing to the landlord, they are supposed to send the deposit or a list of itemized deductions within 30 days. Here is a link to the law: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm#92.102 On the lease/rent question, please call us at 214-823-2733.

If you haven't yet sent a request for repairs by certified mail, return receipt requested or another trackable form of delivery from the US Postal Service or private delivery service, you should do that now, assuming you are paid up on your rent. The letter should be dated, signed and addressed to who you pay the rent to. Be sure to keep an actual copy for your records. Call us at 214-823-2733 for more info.

It's up to the landlord to evict. If you haven't yet sent a letter to the landlord describing your concerns and asking for a remedy, you should do that now. It would be great if other tenants did also. The letter should go to who you pay the rent to, but you can cc others like the owner, city council person, etc. Also, as already suggested, call Animal Control. If you need more info, please call us at 214-823-2733.

See note from Job Guanajuato. Thank you, Job.

Sorry, there is no rent withholding in Texas. If they haven't yet sent a certified letter requesting repairs to the manager, with cc's to outside parties (like the owner, management company, and elected officials), that might be worth a try. If you need more information, please call us at 214-823-2733, www.txtenants.org.

If you want to try to fight back, call us at 214-823-2733 with your lease and community rules handy. You may also want to get info from www.texastowingcompliance.com

If you haven't yet made a written request for a remedy by certified mail, return receipt requested or another trackable form of delivery from the US Postal Service or a private delivery service, try that now. Be sure to keep paying rent, date the letter, sign it, keep a copy for your records and send it to who you pay the rent to. Avoid texting, emailing, work orders and web forms at this point. If you have a TAA lease, look at #26 and #31. If they don't respond, please call us at 214-823-2733.

It's important to make written requests for repairs to who you pay the rent to. Be sure to date, sign, keep a copy for your records and have proof it's been received. Certified mail is good. Be sure to stay paid up on the rent. (There is no rent withholding in Texas). If they don't respond and/or you need more info, please call us at 214-823-2733.

There is a process where tenants can hold the landlord liable for actual damages when there are conditions that threaten the health and safety of the ordinary tenant. Please call us at 214-823-2733. If you are in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, please come to a free tenants' rights workshop any Wednesday night at 6:30. You can get directions and more info at this link: https://txtenants.org/tenants-rights-workshop-info/

Here's the link to the law: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm#92.010 Also see answer above.

The tenant/landlord section of the Texas Property Code doesn't address this, but it seems to me if it is space you are renting that is separate from their yard, they shouldn't be entering. Is there a valid reason for them to do this? Like-- access to the alley where the trash is put out is only on your side?

What city are you in?

It's not addressed in the Texas Property Code. It might be covered in community rules or a city ordinance.

Attend Wednesday Workshop @ 6:00pm.

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You would need to ask your landlord. This isn't information we have. If you have other questions about your rights as a tenant, please call us at 214-823-2733.

You can ask for the lease to start later if you want, but the landlord may not agree to hold it for you. Have you signed a lease contract yet?

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No you are not u have to get an attorney or go call the texas tenant association

It depends on what your lease says but normally you would for the 4 days. Attend the Wednesday Workshop at 6:00.

Attend the Wednesday Night Workshop at 6:00 for assistance or join for a low fee.

No that is an illegal eviction and you should call the constable and explain the situation. If the constable verifies they have not been out then you should go to the Justice of the Peace and file a motion asking the courts to give you access to get your belongings. I would suggest also calling the housing crisis center.

Property managers are thieving crooks. They've charged you $50 to line their own pockets. They should get in there and replace that tub after 20 years.smh