When is Rent Actually Late

Believe it or not, that rent may already be late.

"Don't just look for better Tenants. Continually look for ways to be a better Landlord, and your business will thrive."
--Ernie Garcia

The Law Office of Ernie Garcia represents Landlords in various trial cases in Texas Justice Courts, County Courts, District Courts, and even U.S. Federal District Courts in the Southern District of Texas. While our office is located in Houston, Texas and many of our cases are in Harris County, we have represented clients in Courts all throughout the State of Texas.

Our Landlord clients look to the Law Office of Ernie Garcia to send demand letters to tenants who have breached their residential or commercial leases. We prepare petitions for Eviction and represent Landlords, Investment Companies, and Property Managers involved in Evictions at the Justice Court and in Eviction Appeals.

The goal in every Eviction is full and final resolution, which sometimes includes Judgment, Writ of Possession, Abstract of Judgment, Writ of Execution, and even settlement. We also defend Landlords whose Tenants sue them in these same courts with claims for repairs, security deposits, or a variety of other Lease disputes.

Additionally, Ernie Garcia assists Landlords with drafting Leases that comport with the Texas Property Code and puts the Landlord in a firm position to derive the best benefit from the Landlord/Tenant relationship. He routinely delivers Notice to Vacate, Notice of Lease Termination, or Notice of Non-renewal for Landlords seeking to end a Lease relationship with a bad tenant. Ernie Garcia shows clients how the Eviction process can improve Tenant cooperation and reduces the potentially enormous losses that come from continued instances of partial and late payments.

Ernie Garcia has over 10 years of litigation experience in jury trials and bench trials. He has also represented clients on appeal to the First and Fourteenth Texas Courts of Appeal.
Through the years our philosophy has never changed. We are here for the benefit of our clients, and we seek to improve situations and to create innovative solutions to conflicts that affect the property, accounts, and business assets of the people we represent.

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[thenecessaryevil]

This is very dependent on what the laws in that state say. Lease can say anything but its only enforceable if its legal. My states law say you have until the 5th.

[vonjobi]

This is a new information to me. That’s good to know

[d.Arbelles]

Is there a hotline to report non paying renters so other landlords can avoid them when they apply elsewhere.
Rent evading squatting is okay by this broken state of California

[Toosterlife]

What about the payment posted date and the date (usually 4-5 days late due to the portal we are using) it shows up in the account

[eddiecoffee]

I have it in my lease that the rent is due on the 1st and late on the 2nd. So what do you think about that? It has served me well, I might add. Thank you for all of your tips

[jameskaeff]

How about if you're rental property ceiling falls in on you and your injured and have to go to the hospital you and your grandbaby are injured hurt
Do to ceiling falling in on you

[roseg]

I receive my social security check on the 2nd Wednesday of the month, therefore every month I'm charged late fees, is that legal in Texas? It's not my fault that my check is later than the rent is due and it puts me short financially

[Texas_Made_]

Thank you for more valuable information!

[saml]

Where you an English teacher in spring?!! Omg

[rcwright]

Ummm, and then the tenant can do what's called a "Right to Cure" and guess what? The eviction process stops. 😂 But you are correct about one thing - there are LOTS of landlords (and tenants) who are ignorant of the laws & think they have the right to do some crazy things - ie. Landlords thinking that they can make a tenant leave with a day notice or change the locks or turn off water or other utilities bc of being late on rent. 😂