Knowledebase Tag: Texas Property Code
- The tenant for a property I manage has asked the landlord to replace the carpet in one room because she says it looks worn and needs repair. Does the landlord have to fulfill this request?
- I listed a house for lease where the owner just vacated that house and moved to a new home. The owner thinks he doesn’t have to rekey the locks because he’s been the only occupant of that house since it was built. Is the landlord required to rekey the locks when he leases the property?
- I’m the property manager for a manufactured-home community in which tenants rent the lots and place their own manufactured homes on them. One tenant is two months behind on his rent. How do I start the process to evict him for nonpayment of rent?
- How much notice does a landlord have to provide a tenant prior to filing an eviction?
- Is the owner of a duplex required to provide a seller’s disclosure notice when listing his property for sale?
- My seller told me that a murder occurred at her property before she owned it. Does she have to disclose this information to buyers?
- My buyer wants to purchase a residential property owned by an investor who hasn’t seen the property in years. The owner refuses to fill out a seller’s disclosure notice, except to note he has no knowledge of the property’s condition. Is this sufficient disclosure?
- Does a landlord have to provide a Seller’s Disclosure Notice to a tenant entering into a lease?
- Is the owner of a duplex required to provide a seller’s disclosure notice when listing his property?
- The owner of a home that I have been leasing and managing recently passed away. Her will left the property to her son and daughter. Her son is also the independent executor of her estate. When listing the property for sale, the son, who is an attorney, told me that he is not required to provide a seller’s disclosure notice. Is he right?
