Posted on 08/26/2024 5:52:47 AM PDT by Red Badger
“The Lodge at Shavano Park apartments in San Antonio, Texas, wasn’t about to let 91-year-old Sanda Bonilla out of her lease for some lame excuse like dying. “
Good, after all ‘deadbeats’ shouldn’t be tolerated.
Income lost because the family did not clean out the apartment in a reasonable amount of time?
Mom signed the lease.
She had no ability to bind her heirs to do anything.
That's an excellent question.
If they haven't, I don't see the apartment complex's actions as unreasonable in the least.
As long as the unit cannot be cleaned and rented out because of the previous tenant's possessions still being there, they have a right to the money.
Sub lease to a large family of illegals…..
In general, Landlord’s have to make reasonable efforts to mitigate damages.
If the Estate has cleared out the Premises, and any damage has been repaired, or compensation given to the LL to repair it, (hopefully from the Security Deposit), the LL needs to re-let the apartment and move on.
If the Estate is preventing the LL from renting to someone new, it ought to keep paying the rent.
I’m a San Antonio probate lawyer. There are all sorts of hoops the executor can make the landlord jump through in filing an authenticated claim. And under no circumstances should a family member EVER agree to undertake the debt of the decedent.
“There are all sorts of hoops the executor can make the landlord jump through in filing an authenticated claim”
Thanks.
Every state is different of course but it may end up costing the landlord more in legal fees than they could ever hope to recover.
Exactly
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