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Military Broken Lease in Texas — Your Rights Under the SCRA

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The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act says a service member who receives PCS orders or deployment orders can terminate an apartment lease. Texas Property Code § 92.017 says the same thing at the state level, with added enforcement teeth. Both laws are clear. The tenant screening system doesn’t read either statute. StopTXEviction.org, a licensed Texas real … Continued

Apartments That Work with Veterans Who Have Evictions in Texas

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A veteran with an eviction on their screening report applies at an apartment community in San Antonio. Automated screening software pulls from LexisNexis, flags the eviction record, and returns a denial. No human reviews the file. No manager overrides the result. That veteran is out $75 in application fees and has the same housing problem … Continued

How Fast Can a Landlord Evict You in Texas Now?

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The eviction process in Texas got faster on January 1, 2026. Senate Bill 38 tightened service deadlines, restricted what tenants can argue in court, and created a sworn-under-penalty-of-perjury requirement for appeals. For renters who receive a notice to vacate, the days between that notice and a constable posting a writ of possession on their door … Continued

Texas Eviction Emergency Powers: What Changed Under SB 38

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During the COVID pandemic, the Texas Supreme Court issued more than 50 emergency orders that modified eviction procedures statewide. Cases were abated. Timelines were extended. An entire Eviction Diversion Program let tenants pause their cases while applying for rental assistance (and seal the records afterward). For roughly three years, the court had an active hand … Continued

Can a Landlord Send an Eviction Notice by Email in Texas?

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Senate Bill 38, signed by Governor Abbott in June 2025 and effective January 1, 2026, rewrote the notice-to-vacate rules under Texas Property Code Chapter 24. Among the changes: electronic communication, including email, is now an authorized delivery method for eviction notices, provided the tenant agreed to it in writing. StopTXEviction.org, operated by Apartment Access Group … Continued

How Much Have You Spent on Application Fees?

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Application fees in Texas run $50–$75 per person. Non-refundable. For a couple, that’s $100–$150 every time they apply at a single community. Apply at five or six places before finding one that accepts the screening profile, and the fees alone hit $300–$450. That money is gone whether the application is approved or denied. That math … Continued

Can I Pay Rent After Eviction Notice in Texas?

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The question most renters ask after getting an eviction notice is whether the landlord will accept the money. That’s worth knowing. But it’s the second most important question, not the first. The first is: what ends up on the screening report? A Texas eviction moves through stages (notice, lawsuit filing, court hearing, judgment, writ of … Continued

If You Pay Off an Eviction, Does It Come Off Your Record in Texas?

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Renters who pay off property debt from an eviction and expect the screening to clear are walking into the same wall that got them declined before they paid. The record is still there. The screening software still flags it. And $50-$75 per application, non-refundable, starts burning through whatever cash they have left. StopTXEviction.org, a licensed … Continued