Tenant in default in Texas

[Harsh Singh]

Hello,

So this has never happened to me before. My tenant defaulted on the rent and vacated the property. He stated that he has left the key in the home but I am unaware of the condition that he left it in at this point.

The State of Texas has some aggressive, landlord favorable language and I am trying to figure out how to go about this default.

The first thing that comes to mind is placing a lien on his credit reports. How do I go about doing that? Also, what do I need to file in the courts in order to get an actual court-ordered payment for the tenant?

Any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

HS