Don't let it get to where one side feels abused because then the partnership ends.

There's also a bus tour and convention including break out sessions from local experts this weekend put on by Thrive Realty. 

Cramer Guzaldo In terms of making sure your properties haven’t burned down or being abused have your attorney write a clause in the lease agreement a “required maintenance” every so often.

I recently attended a bus tour at my local REIA.

I’ve got my own stories to add to the others on here, stories of being burned by people who said they knew how to do stuff, but then turned out to be either substance-abusing con artists or they just did as much as they felt like doing and then disappeared, leaving the job half done.

But to some extent I agree with you, if one is running a business then these things need to have clear budget/requirements otherwise the risk of abuse is extremely high.

., he doesn't do a good job, he's slow, the market turns and he goes out of business, he moves out of town, he gets hit by a bus, etc. 

I contacted the Humane Society and the officer told me the dog was being neglected and abused. 

Tenants that do not pay their own utilities are extremely irresponsible and can/will abuse utilities to punish landlords.

I don't know TX law but I believe the domestic abuse law is federal.