我查了一下Texas相关的法律，发现2点：
一个是late fee只能从payment miss了之后第3天开始算，
第二个是这个fee必须reasonable。800块的late fee无论如何也不能算reasonable吧。
Sec. 92.019. LATE PAYMENT OF RENT; FEES. (a) A landlord may not charge a tenant a late fee for failing to pay rent unless:
(1) notice of the fee is included in a written lease;
(2) the fee is a reasonable estimate of uncertain damages to the landlord that are incapable of precise calculation and result from late payment of rent; and
(3) the rent has remained unpaid one full day after the date the rent was originally due.
(b) A late fee under this section may include an initial fee and a daily fee for each day the rent continues to remain unpaid.
(c) A landlord who violates this section is liable to the tenant for an amount equal to the sum of $100, three times the amount of the late fee charged in violation of this section, and the tenant's reasonable attorney's fees.
(d) A provision of a lease that purports to waive a right or exempt a party from a liability or duty under this section is void.
(e) This section relates only to a fee, charge, or other sum of money required to be paid under the lease if rent is not paid as provided by Subsection (a)(3), and does not affect the landlord's right to terminate the lease or take other action permitted by the lease or other law. Payment of the fee, charge, or other sum of money by a tenant does not waive the right or remedies provided by this section.
除了这个，我前面帖子里说的2007年以后就没再签过lease，都是verbal agreement（这个我让我LG去确证了，他比较糊涂），lease term都是以前旧的lease上的，那么还算数吗？
告他们的话关键是我们不在美国，就很讨厌。在small claim court上可以由律师代表，本人不出席吗？或者就要求书面答辩可以吗？
谢谢大家帮忙。
