What are amendments and/or changes that you put in your lease?

[Joshua Pope]

After putting your rental contract and properties

to the test, what are some amendments/addendums that y’all (Texas) have added.

My personal example is: any items left behind by the tenant after vacating the property will belong to the landlord.

I did this after I had a tenant just abandoned a property with all his contents. Of course, I did the normal eviction process and a writ of removal, but still had to get the stuff out and to the street. This addition to the contract will make this process easier to deal with next time.

[Greg H.]

@Joshua Pope

You followed the eviction process in Texas.  There is no addendum that is going to allow you to subvert or alter the timeline

In the event that a tenant leaves property when moving out, I hope you provide notice of abandonment with a reasonable timeline for declaring property abandoned.  Texas law does not clearly define this issue.  Keep in mind if a tenant ever sued you regarding this that JP Judges are elected officials with no legal background required and are not bound by precedent.