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10 Questions Concerning Residential Leasing
2024 Quitclaim Update
Adverse Possession by R. Scott Alagood
Affordable Legal Services
AG vs. Open-Space Ad Valorem Tax Exemption
Auto Insurance Claims and Their Effect on Premiums by Brian Cartwright
Begin with an End in Mind – A Primer On Small Business Dispute Resolution by Samuel B. Burke
Buying and Selling a Business by R. Scott Alagood
Buying Property at Foreclosure Sales: A Deal or A Dud? by R. Scott Alagood
Can a Landlord Change a Tenant’s Late Fees for Non-Payment of Rent or Other Charges Due Under a Lease?
Can a Landlord Tow a Tenant’s Vehicle from the Leased Premises or a Parking Lot Servicing the Leased Premises?
Can a Tenant be Locked Out of the Dwelling Unit by the Landlord?
Can a Tenant Withhold Rent? If so, When?
Changes to Texas Justice Courts by R. Scott Alagood
Commercial Lease Review – Part One
Commercial Lease Review – Part Two
Constitutional Equality: All Persons Are Created Equal
Contracts: When is One in Writing Required? by R. Scott Alagood
Conveying Real Estate to a Business Organization
Eminent Domain by R. Scott Alagood
Flexible Work Week
Fluctuating Work Week by R. Scott Alagood
Follow Up on the Town of Lakewood Village vs. Bizios by R. Scott Alagood
Foreclosure of a Texas Property Owners Association Lien
Fraud: Bad Opinions Can Get You in as Much Trouble as Bad Facts by Sam Burke
Full Refund of Security Deposit: Fact or Fiction? by R. Scott Alagood
Hail Claims
Have I Formed a Contract? by Ryan T. Webster
Homeowner Insurance Claims and Their Effect On Premiums by Brian Cartwright
Hostile Claim of Right
How Does a Tenant Obtain a Full Refund of a Security Deposit?
How Many Adults Can Legally Occupy a Single Leased Dwelling Unit?
How to Choose an Attorney
Important Update on Employment Law and Employer Liability in Texas by Brian Cartwright
Important Update On Personal Injury, Subrogation, and Insurance Law in Texas by Brian Cartwright
Initial Client Interview
Is Owner Financing Residential Real Estate SAFE? by R. Scott Alagood
Lawsuits – Not as Seen on TV by Ryan Webster
Mechanic’s and Materialman’s Lien Claims: A Few Pitfalls by R. Scott Alagood
Mediation and Arbitration, are they all they’re cracked up to be? by Ryan T. Webster
Mediation: A Texas Resolution
New Authority Concerning Building Within the ETJ
Overtime Claims and The Fair Labor Standards Act by R. Scott Alagood and Brian Cartwright
Point Click & Contract? by Sam Burke
Premises Liability
Private Land Use Restrictions
Property Exempt from Creditor’s Lien
Real Estate Investment and the Internet
Real Estate Pitfalls and Cautionary Tales Across Legal Disciplines
Residential Construction Defects by R. Scott Alagood
Reverse Mortgages by R. Scott Alagood
Select 2019 Texas Legislative Changes
Seller’s Disclosure of Property Condition in Residential Transactions by R. Scott Alagood
Servicemember’s Civil Relief Act by R. Scott Alagood
Should I use a Quitclaim Deed? by R. Scott Alagood
Solar Leasing by R. Scott Alagood
Termination Basics for the 12 Days of Christmas by Sam Burke
Texas Innkeepers and Hotels – Part One
Texas Innkeepers and Hotels (Part Two) by R. Scott Alagood
TEXAS PROPERTY TAXATION – PART ONE by R. Scott Alagood
TEXAS PROPERTY TAXATION – PART TWO by R. Scott Alagood Ownership Transfer Restrictions by R. Scott Alagood
Texas Recording Statutes
Texas State Legislature
Texas Title Insurance Mineral Coverage
Texas Water Rights by R. Scott Alagood
The Bill of Rights: A Tale of Constitutional Compromise by R. Scott Alagood
The engagement is off, who gets the ring? by Ryan T. Webster
The Gun Control Debate: A Brief History by: Samuel B. Burke
The Recent Holding in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission provides clues to business but no clear rules? by Samuel B. Burke
The Texas State Legislative
The Texas Timeshare Act
Think Before You Review – A Cautionary Tale about Online Review by Ryan T. Webster
Title Insurance: What it is and What it isn’t by R. Scott Alagood
To Frack or Not to Frack: When do Government Regulations Violate the Constitution
Transfer on Death Deeds
Visible Appropriation and Possession
What are Tenant’s Remedies for a Landlord’s Failure to Repair the Leased Premises?
What Insurance Companies Rely Upon to Issue a New Policy or Determine Rates by Brian Cartwright
What is the “F” word? by Ryan T. Webster
When an Opinion is Fraud
When Can a Lease be Terminated?
When Should I Use a Quitclaim Deed?
Why Not DIY Legal? by: Ryan T. Webster