problems with landlord..sort of..

[bwana devil]

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She could take the landlady to small claims mediation where someone will either help them resolve the problem on their own or refer them to a judge who will basically tell the landlady whether or not she can keep the deposit (it probably depends on the terms of the lease). If the $200 is that big of an issue, I'd look into it.

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in texas if the gf tried to sue, the landlord could counter sue and theortically get the amount of the entire lease due to her.

so if the rent is $600 and it is a 12 month lease she broke the gf would not only lose her $200 but she could owe the landlord an extra $7200.

im a landlord and know my texas laws pretty well. those are pretty basic too and bet they dont differ from state to state.

bwana