[Humidston]

Two words: VIDEO CAMERA!!!

Get a lawyer NOW. Video every brawl they have, every piece of crap strewn around the yard. Take photos, gather your evidence before the fur starts flying out of control.

(BTW, as an ex-realtor, I think that if the agency didn't run a credit check, you may have a case against them UNLESS you signed off on the lack of same when you signed the lease.)

Also, never ever accept partial rent payments without counsel of attny. In TX it automatically bumps your right to demand full payment back by 30 days. Of course, check with your own state. (That's just another reason you really really need a lawyer!)

Good luck!

[Humidston]

BTW, I have an Asian friend who owns tons of rental property. She is a shrewd and brilliant businesswoman.

She told me she NEVER lets her tenants know she is the owner.... She tells them she's "just the property manager who has to follow the boss's orders" so that if there's trouble, they don't come after her!

[Freedom2specul8]

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