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City of Houston planning to demolish abandoned homes owned by neglectful landlord
Read full article: City of Houston planning to demolish abandoned homes owned by neglectful landlordThe City of Houston has unveiled plans to demolish 12 abandoned homes connected to a controversial landlord who was at the center of KPRC 2 reports earlier this year.
‘It’s ridiculous:’ Family says they came home to rental home boarded up and locked with pets still inside
Read full article: ‘It’s ridiculous:’ Family says they came home to rental home boarded up and locked with pets still insideAfter nearly four years of Anthony Hudson renting a row house on Alabama in Third Ward, he and Angela Jackson who also stays there, say their living conditions recently started deteriorating because of the landlord failing to maintain the property.
Here are answers to your questions about evictions and renters’ rights during the coronavirus pandemic
Read full article: Here are answers to your questions about evictions and renters’ rights during the coronavirus pandemicIt doesn’t even allow you to NOT pay rent. It only says courts can not process evictions for non-payment of rent that landlords have filed until after May 18th. Q: Can landlords charge late fees? However, the federal CARES Act does prevent landlords whose mortgages are federally backed from charging late fees to their tenants. Attorney Mark Grandich with Lone Star Legal Aid said it’s not easy to find out, but many mortgages are federally backed.