thymekiller
Junior Member
What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? Texas
Hi. I have a question that no one else seems to have answered yet. About 2 years ago, we rented a building intended for use as an auto repair shop. There was a large room attached to the building, (originally a paint booth), that we decided to make into living quarters, so we could live where we worked. There was no written lease agreement, just a verbal one. We got behind on the rent, and finally decided that we could no longer afford to rent that building. We discussed it with the landlord, and agreed that we would move. The move has been a long, drawn out process, as we are still trying to earn a living, and move both house and shop. The landlord had given us no warning of any problems, however, when we returned to the property today to remove some customer cars and my husband's tools, we found the locks had been changed, and we can no longer get in. My question is this: if we lived in the building, can this be considered residential property, and governed by the same laws that relate to residential property, or is it still considered commercial property?? We called about the key, since my husband had access to the flatbed truck to move the cars, but we were denied access. The property cant be considered abandoned, since we were there the day before, moving items out. We were never served an eviction notice, nor were we warned about the lockout. Can he legally prevent us from removing the tools and the cars on this property, without some kind of warning?? The The Texas property code was clear on the rights of residential tenants, but a bit unclear on the rights of commercial tenants, and I saw no mention of tenants living at their place of business. Thanks for all your assistance in this matter!!!
Hi. I have a question that no one else seems to have answered yet. About 2 years ago, we rented a building intended for use as an auto repair shop. There was a large room attached to the building, (originally a paint booth), that we decided to make into living quarters, so we could live where we worked. There was no written lease agreement, just a verbal one. We got behind on the rent, and finally decided that we could no longer afford to rent that building. We discussed it with the landlord, and agreed that we would move. The move has been a long, drawn out process, as we are still trying to earn a living, and move both house and shop. The landlord had given us no warning of any problems, however, when we returned to the property today to remove some customer cars and my husband's tools, we found the locks had been changed, and we can no longer get in. My question is this: if we lived in the building, can this be considered residential property, and governed by the same laws that relate to residential property, or is it still considered commercial property?? We called about the key, since my husband had access to the flatbed truck to move the cars, but we were denied access. The property cant be considered abandoned, since we were there the day before, moving items out. We were never served an eviction notice, nor were we warned about the lockout. Can he legally prevent us from removing the tools and the cars on this property, without some kind of warning?? The The Texas property code was clear on the rights of residential tenants, but a bit unclear on the rights of commercial tenants, and I saw no mention of tenants living at their place of business. Thanks for all your assistance in this matter!!!