Section 91.006 of the Texas Property Code describes the “landlord`s duty to mitigate damage,” which means that a landlord must try to find a new tenant and help reduce the amount of rent the former tenant owes under the lease. A condition of a lease that states that a landlord is not required to mitigate the damage is void under this Act. A landlord is not required to show or rent a prematurely vacated residential unit, preferring the other units they offer. If you don`t meet any of these conditions, you can try negotiating an early termination agreement with your landlord. If a tenant or resident is the survivor of domestic violence within the meaning of Section 71.004 of the Texas Family Code, they may terminate their lease earlier and without liability by submitting domestic violence documents and 30 days` written notice to the landlord. You will then have to leave the rental. For more details on the requirements that must be protected under this law, please refer to Section 92.016 of the Texas Property Code. Section 91.003 of the Texas Property Code allows a landlord to terminate a lease if their tenant has been convicted of an offense under Chapter 43 of the Texas Penal Code if: Be honest with your tenants and explain the situation. If they agree to move for money, make sure you both sign the agreement. If your tenants disagree, you need to accept the decision and move on. Don`t harass your tenants by threatening them or demanding that they agree. Also, don`t take matters into your own hands and change your tenants` locks, close utilities, or limit their ability to live in the property. Harassment and “self-help evictions” (p.B change locks or remove your tenant`s belongings) are illegal, and you could face hefty fines for these measures.

If there is a written lease, it can indicate how much notice a tenant must give to the landlord before they can leave the apartment. Since Texas law doesn`t say how much to tell a landlord if the lease isn`t a monthly lease, it depends on the terms of the agreement between the landlord and tenant. A landlord must make “objectively reasonable efforts” to find a replacement tenant who is “appropriate in the circumstances.” They don`t have to just take “all tenants who want it.” (Austin Hill County Realty, Inc.c. Palisades Plaza, Inc., 948 S.W.2d 293). A – Unless the lease provides otherwise, the death of a tenant or landlord does not terminate the lease or end the liabilities arising from the lease. Thus, the landlord`s successor remains the landlord and a tenant`s estate becomes responsible for the loss of rent when the tenant`s heirs terminate the lease. A – This can be a reason to break the lease if you have informed your landlord of the problem, an opportunity to resolve the problem and the problem persists. In all leases in Maryland, the owner has entered into an agreement called the Quiet Enjoyment Commitment to ensure that their rental property is a safe and quiet place to live. If other tenants are bothering you with their noise, you should contact your landlord in writing and indicate when the tenants bothered you and the nature of the disturbances. Then you need to give the owner a reasonable amount of time to remedy the situation.

If the landlord communicates with the tenants about the noise, but the tenants do not voluntarily stop disturbing you, the landlord may be required to send the tenants a notice of eviction for breach of the lease. If the tenants do not leave and do not stop disturbing you, the landlord will have to sue the tenants for violation of the lease. This process can take several months. You need to give the owner at least as much time to turn it off. However, if, after a reasonable period of time, the landlord has not proceeded with the release of the tenants, you can file a complaint with the District Court for the owner`s failure to ensure the peaceful enjoyment of the premises. You can then choose to stay in the property and receive monetary damages or ask the court to terminate the lease and award damages to cover the moving costs. Obviously, the outcome of the case depends on your ability to prove the situation. This is certainly a less risky procedure than a move and the subsequent reasoning of a constructive eviction, either in a lawsuit you bring against the landlord or as a defense against the landlord`s lawsuit for loss of rent.

However, if you find it impossible to continue your rental due to the conditions in the property or due to a violation of your quiet enjoyment, you can move and argue that you have been constructively evicted. .