I assure you, broken drywall IS a code violation!!!

I told him that the lease cannot be broken.

The maps are broken down by census tract .

"Any urgent repairs (i.e. water leak, broken A/C) can be addressed by calling (phone #).

Our first month as new landlords we had an AC blowing hot air and a broken pipe in the backyard.

We informed the tenants that their jeep had been broken into and let them know we could help if they needed anything.

There may be city violations, or they had a tenant that abandoned the property, or there are broken windows, tall grass, etc.

It was her fault (although accidental) & it needed immediate repair to prevent further damage from occurring (ie, pipe broken by shoving a metal storage rack into the sink cabinet). 

Wanted to see what anyone else's thoughts are but let's say I found a broken down house, contacted the owner, and got my offer accepted. 1) Where do I get a legitimate contract to give to him with inspection and financing contingency. 

If old T pays through end of lease, it is NOT a broken lease, so no broken lease fee.Texas also has a law that states you can have only a single satisfaction; no double recovery.