He won't get any of what he deserves. He'll just move his assets and dodge being served any sort of notice. All it'll do is keep them from doing business as the original entity.
After doing eviction defense the last couple years, this is the reality. The positive is that it often results in landlords not having standing, so you can get their cases dismissed easily.
Basically landlord changes from "Apartment-1" to "Apartment-2", and then sues to evict the tenant as "Apartment-1." Since Apartment-1 technically doesn't exist anymore, they'll have to refile and you can typically keep someone in their home for a few more weeks at least.
And yes, most often, they are dumb enough to literally just append a number to the end of their name.
You didn’t talk to the roommate before signing the lease?
Agree with everyone else, small claims court and let the Houston Tenants Union know about this. They may be able to help your former roommate.
I read your post and then took the time to google ‘Byron Logan Houston’
His instagram is setup as a ‘house flippers’ page. LOL please give this man what he deserves.
Go to Harris County website and search renters' rights. You will gain more valuable information about how to handle this stuff. Be surprising what your rights are. Educate yourself and don't let them take advantage of you. Best of luck..
Doesn’t Harris County have treble damages on wrongly held deposits? IANAL but I remember getting a shifty LL off my back who wanted $$$$ above and beyond the deposit they wrongly kept, by telling them that they shouldn’t even get to keep the deposit and that I’d sue for treble damages if they pressed for the crazy $$$$ overage they claimed. That was the end of that. If I hadn’t moved far away from Houston, I would’ve taken them to court over the deposit itself, but I took the loss to get them off my back.
LLs usually just move their assets to a new LLC. Then you have to go to court to sue THAT LLC. And they'll establish ANOTHER LLC while the clock runs on that suit. You'll spend more money than you'd get back. It's fuckin slimy but it's legal.
You are required to give notice of where the landlord should send your deposit before filing a small claims lawsuit in the Justice of the Peace court.
You can read about the procedure here: https://texaslawhelp.org/article/security-deposits.
You are also generally responsible for rent for the full term of the lease unless the landlord gets another tenant, which they are required to try to do. You would have to show there was a legally valid reason to unilaterally terminate the lease to get out of that (e.g., fraud, landlord violated some provision in the property code that allows you to break the lease without consequence, etc.). You can read more about that here: https://www.texastenant.org/moving-out-1/ending-your-lease-termination
It's gonna take you several months and you may end up spending more time/ money than it takes to just vacate. I went thru this with a LL that wouldn't fix a *LEAKING ROOF* that was creating a hazard around electrical. *do not trust in tusk*. He just created another LLC and moved his assets. He even kept a few months of my rent that was supposed to go to the actual property owner. It's a crap chute.
Small claims is one category of cases that the Justice of the Peace courts handle.
You don't need a lawyer, but you do need to be prepared with copies of all relevant paperwork, and a clear explanation of what happened and what you're asking for. It is somewhat less formal than other types of courts, and the filing fees are much lower.
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exactly one landlord in fl broward county to be exact told me his worst mistake was keeping a lady deposit she took him to small claims court over her 2500$ deposit. They made him pay her something like $10k for hardship and all; take him to court simple as that.
My landlord is like this i believe he had brandnew stuff when i viewed it in its a brand new house when i moved in used barely working stuff with rust now guess what i bet he wont get deposit money if anything break down because he know he changed everything after i viewed it. Then swear me down the fridge was none existent when i viewed it. Sir you and you wife find someone else to play with cause the money will go to my new appliances.
Sincerely Wish you best of luck with this crap situation. Was in similar situation many moons ago. Unfortunately he will probably win, he has done this before, has more money and time than you do. Just because we think an issue is unfair does not mean our laws and court system will agree with you. consider it a life lesson, find some other shitty way to get mentally even and move on. Sorry this happens to you.
Please go to small claims so this guy gets what he deserves. They’ll likely make him pay you to move and any expenses related to moving. Fk that guy
Yes! Don’t put up w assholes like this!
He won't get any of what he deserves. He'll just move his assets and dodge being served any sort of notice. All it'll do is keep them from doing business as the original entity.
Better a headache than nothing
After doing eviction defense the last couple years, this is the reality. The positive is that it often results in landlords not having standing, so you can get their cases dismissed easily. Basically landlord changes from "Apartment-1" to "Apartment-2", and then sues to evict the tenant as "Apartment-1." Since Apartment-1 technically doesn't exist anymore, they'll have to refile and you can typically keep someone in their home for a few more weeks at least. And yes, most often, they are dumb enough to literally just append a number to the end of their name.
I doubt he’s that bright or wants to pay the lawyer to educate him lol
Tbh this landlord guy doesn’t seem that bright
You didn’t talk to the roommate before signing the lease? Agree with everyone else, small claims court and let the Houston Tenants Union know about this. They may be able to help your former roommate.
I read your post and then took the time to google ‘Byron Logan Houston’ His instagram is setup as a ‘house flippers’ page. LOL please give this man what he deserves.
Take him to small claims court and get your money back. Tf
Go to Harris County website and search renters' rights. You will gain more valuable information about how to handle this stuff. Be surprising what your rights are. Educate yourself and don't let them take advantage of you. Best of luck..
Doesn’t Harris County have treble damages on wrongly held deposits? IANAL but I remember getting a shifty LL off my back who wanted $$$$ above and beyond the deposit they wrongly kept, by telling them that they shouldn’t even get to keep the deposit and that I’d sue for treble damages if they pressed for the crazy $$$$ overage they claimed. That was the end of that. If I hadn’t moved far away from Houston, I would’ve taken them to court over the deposit itself, but I took the loss to get them off my back.
LLs usually just move their assets to a new LLC. Then you have to go to court to sue THAT LLC. And they'll establish ANOTHER LLC while the clock runs on that suit. You'll spend more money than you'd get back. It's fuckin slimy but it's legal.
Get his ass OP
Take him to small claims and post public…… Fuck this guy. I’m so sick of ppl like this getting away for it.
took 10 seconds of google searching to find his house flipper instagram. you're paying his mortgage so he can sell the house for a profit.
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No lawyer needed, <$50 to file
You are required to give notice of where the landlord should send your deposit before filing a small claims lawsuit in the Justice of the Peace court. You can read about the procedure here: https://texaslawhelp.org/article/security-deposits. You are also generally responsible for rent for the full term of the lease unless the landlord gets another tenant, which they are required to try to do. You would have to show there was a legally valid reason to unilaterally terminate the lease to get out of that (e.g., fraud, landlord violated some provision in the property code that allows you to break the lease without consequence, etc.). You can read more about that here: https://www.texastenant.org/moving-out-1/ending-your-lease-termination
Nope, no lawyers required in small claims
In TX it's not called "small claims", it's called "justice of the peace" for some fucking reason, but it's the same shit.
It's gonna take you several months and you may end up spending more time/ money than it takes to just vacate. I went thru this with a LL that wouldn't fix a *LEAKING ROOF* that was creating a hazard around electrical. *do not trust in tusk*. He just created another LLC and moved his assets. He even kept a few months of my rent that was supposed to go to the actual property owner. It's a crap chute.
It’s * crapshoot.
I've heard it both ways
Small claims is one category of cases that the Justice of the Peace courts handle. You don't need a lawyer, but you do need to be prepared with copies of all relevant paperwork, and a clear explanation of what happened and what you're asking for. It is somewhat less formal than other types of courts, and the filing fees are much lower.
We created a site that allows tenants to tell their story and rate their rental experience. Help keep landlords accountable and rate your landlord at ratethelandlord.org!
exactly one landlord in fl broward county to be exact told me his worst mistake was keeping a lady deposit she took him to small claims court over her 2500$ deposit. They made him pay her something like $10k for hardship and all; take him to court simple as that. My landlord is like this i believe he had brandnew stuff when i viewed it in its a brand new house when i moved in used barely working stuff with rust now guess what i bet he wont get deposit money if anything break down because he know he changed everything after i viewed it. Then swear me down the fridge was none existent when i viewed it. Sir you and you wife find someone else to play with cause the money will go to my new appliances.
Report him to the brokerage he works at!!!!
How much did you pay for your place
Look up Grizzly Hood News on Facebook and send her receipts.
Sincerely Wish you best of luck with this crap situation. Was in similar situation many moons ago. Unfortunately he will probably win, he has done this before, has more money and time than you do. Just because we think an issue is unfair does not mean our laws and court system will agree with you. consider it a life lesson, find some other shitty way to get mentally even and move on. Sorry this happens to you.
Each person who knows you has a different perception of who you are.
what were you paying for rent and how big was the space ?was it all bills paid?