Real Estate Law | Silberman Law Firm, PLLC - Part 17

When a Texas Property Manager May Be Liable for the Debts of the Property Owner

Property managers routinely contract for services to properties on behalf of the owner. Commercial real estate projects including apartment complexes, retail centers, and office buildings need a variety of services for things such as landscaping and janitorial. Service agreements are often signed and orders are placed without much thought as whether the property manager has […]

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Suits in Texas For Real Estate Commissions

There are many types of oral contracts in Texas that are legally binding and enforceable under the law. For example, a homeowner might make an agreement with a landscaping service for weekly yard maintenance without any documentation. This is an example of a binding and enforceable agreement, and failure of the homeowner to render payment […]

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Gifts and Transfers of Real Estate Between Spouses

Spouses often have various reasons for transferring real estate between themselves. Reasons may include asset protection strategies, tax record preferences, a desire to make a gift, or a bona fide purchase between spouses. Below is a discussion of methods of transferring real estate between Texas spouses.Separate Property to Community PropertyConverting separate real estate owned prior […]

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Texas Certificate of Merit

Tort reform in Texas has made it critical for plaintiffs to ensure that all threshold requirements are met before filing lawsuits against certain professionals. Failure to comply with certain conditions precedent may have dire consequences. Texas law requires a plaintiff to file a certificate of merit contemporaneously with a lawsuit against certain licensed or registered […]

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What Comes First: The Lien or the Homestead?

Texas is famous for having some of the strongest protections for homestead property in the country. The state is often described as a debtor’s haven where individuals with numerous judgements can live without fear of foreclosure in homes worth millions of dollars. With very limited exceptions such as purchase money liens and mechanic’s liens, the […]

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Nuisance Law in Texas

Nuisance is generally the interference with the use and enjoyment of real estate that may result from some wrongful act causing damages. Crosstex N. Texas Pipeline, L.P. v. Gardiner, 505 S.W.3d 580 (Tex. 2016), reh’g denied (Dec. 16, 2016). While Texas recognizes both public nuisance (e.g. littering in a park) and private nuisances (disputes usually […]

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