回复：Seaspearo's rental property lawsuit - part 2(ZTed)

Seaspearo's rental property lawsuit - update (ZTed) 2008-07-17 19:27:58
http://web.wenxuecity.com/BBSView.php?SubID=law&MsgID=79603



来源: seaspearo 于 08-05-27 17:27:17 [档案] [博客] [旧帖] [转至博客] [给我悄悄话]






I posted my nightmare with a Texas rental property lawsuit a month ago, here is some update.
http://web.wenxuecity.com/BBSView.php?SubID=law&MsgID=77109

I flew to Dallas for the court on April 4, the court lasted 4 hours and still have couple of witness did not testify. So Resumed 4 weeks later. The property management company reviewed a new information, that even before they changed carpet, they received an application to rent the house. Judge rule that carpet don't need to be change in that case. Ruled I need pay back $1700 of deposit money, and tenant's attorney fee of $13000. I also got over $4000 attorney fee myself.
I started to check with other attorney, they all told me I should file a third part claim at beginning because clearly all problem was caused by the property management company. Also the attorney I have is in conflict of interest situation and that is why he never suggest that.
So here is what I did:
1. I filed complain to Texas bar to that attorney.
2. contact other attorney to sue the property management company
3. fired the current property management company and told him I will sue him to recover my lost
4. last week, property management company informed me that they have professional liability insurance, E&O (error and ommision) coverage and they already filed the claim.
5. Insurance company contacted me and ask for basic information.

Just cannot believe a $1500 dispute can be ballooned to over $20,000 lawsuit. Have my fingers crossed that insurance will cover this ...

Thanks!

Victor

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• Seaspearo's rental property lawsuit - part 3(ZTed) -jy101- ♂ (731 bytes) () 09/29/2009 postreply 17:23:33

• Wow! quite a lot of headache to be a landlord. -playForever- ♂ (278 bytes) () 09/29/2009 postreply 17:50:14

• didn't read part 2 and 3 until now - very good -flying_bird- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/29/2009 postreply 20:33:41

• don't file claim to your own insurance -flying_bird- ♀ (168 bytes) () 09/29/2009 postreply 20:38:19

• PM's insurance will not defent you, because you not the client -jy101- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/29/2009 postreply 21:15:57

• that's why he should sue the PM company right beginning -flying_bird- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/30/2009 postreply 07:28:20

• jy, how's your board house project -flying_bird- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/29/2009 postreply 20:49:45

• hehe, that failed. -jy101- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/29/2009 postreply 21:16:28