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Mechanic’s and Materialman’s Liens on Texas Homestead Property
 
There are only a few ways to lose your homestead property in Texas. One of those ways is not to pay the contractor that completed the work on your house. The Texas Constitution allows an original contractor (general contractor) to fix a lien on your residential homestead property [...]

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THANK YOU!
 
From The Houston Attorneys & Counselors at Law at Veritas Legal Group, P.C.
Dear friends:
 
            November is a festive month. As Americans, we all will celebrate Thanksgiving Day at the end of the month.  For the Houston Lawyers and the West Houston Attorneys at Veritas Legal Group, P.C., we have a lot to thank for.  [...]

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Eviction Suits – The Devil is Often in the Details
 
In Texas, residential tenants enjoy certain rights that tenants in other states may not. For example, if a landlord sues to evict a residential tenant, it may take several weeks to get the tenant out of the property and cost the landlord several thousand dollars.
 
The scenario [...]

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The Hidden Costs of Litigation
 
“Sue the rascals!” As a lawyer and non-lawyer, I have heard this mantra over the years. Generally, this phrase has been shouted with verve and gusto, hands waiving wildly and no thought to the cost of such position. The realization of the true cost of litigation sets in once the retainer [...]

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General Contractors and Sub-contractors - Hurricane Ike’s Second Set of Victims
 
When we think of the victims of Hurricane Ike, we tend to think of property owners, including homeowners and business owners in and around the Houston and Galveston area.  However, there has been a second-wave of victims in the aftermath and rebuilding of Hurricane Ike.  [...]

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