VIDEO: Bexar County Courts Emergency Ops Plan

On March 25, 2020, the Bexar County Civil District Courts issued the COVID-19 Court Operations Plan.  The Plan is effective April 6, 2020 and requires that ALL hearings be conducted […]

Texas Realtors Issues COCID-19 Addendum to Contract

From Texas Realtors: The COVID-19 pandemic is causing unprecedented impact and uncertainty for Texas real estate transactions. Voluntary and mandatory quarantines and the closure of government and private offices may impede the […]

HOAs and Sustainability Improvements

“The right of individuals to use their own property as they wish remains one of the most fundamental rights that individual property owners possess.”[1] Texas’ population explosion and climate change[2] […]

What is an Option to Purchase in Texas Real Estate Law?

TEXAS COURT DEFINITION OF “OPTION TO PURCHASE” Under Texas court decisions, an option to purchase is a land contract by which the owner gives another the right to buy property […]

FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS UPHOLDS OUR CLIENT’S ROADWAY ACCESS

In December 2016 we filed suit on behalf of Laredo landowners whose access to their subdivision was being denied by a neighboring property owner. The neighbor claimed that he owned […]

LIS PENDENS ONLY PROPER WHEN TITLE TO LAND AT ISSUE

WHAT IS LIS PENDENS? “Lis pendens provides a mechanism for putting the public on notice of certain categories of litigation involving real property.” Prappas v. Meyerland Cmty. Improvement Ass’n, 795 […]

SELLER’s DISCLOSURE OF PROPERTY CONDITION NOT REQUIRED FOR VACANT LAND

GENERAL REQUIREMENT FOR WRITTEN NOTICE OF PROPERTY CONDITION Section 5.008(a) of the Texas Property Code provides A seller of residential real property comprising not more than one dwelling unit in […]

NO REAL ESTATE FRAUD BASED ON BUYERS’S LACK OF INVESTIGATION

Not all failures of a Seller to disclose property conditions constitute actionable fraud. In fact, sometimes Sellers have no duty to disclose at all. Sellers can be excused from a […]

HAVE YOUR DEED RESTRICTIONS BEEN WAIVED?

Given the rapid expansion of Texas cities and changing nature of many subdivisions, deed restrictions sometimes seem antiquated.  This is especially true where once residential streets are now busy thoroughfares […]

STATUTORY DAMAGES AVAILABLE WHEN SELLERS BUNGLE CONTRACT FOR DEED

WHAT IS A CONTRACT FOR DEED? A contract for deed is a form of real property conveyance in which the purchaser obtains an immediate right to possession but the seller […]