In the face of extreme weather, such as freezing temperatures, renters may wonder if apartment management has the legal right to turn off water to residents.

Imagine coming home after a long day, ready to unwind, only to find that your shower, bath, and faucets are running nothing but cold water.

Anne Charles says the issue began with a leak in her ceiling, which she first reported back in October. Despite notifying her landlord and maintenance team multiple times, repairs were never made.

The City of Houston has unveiled plans to demolish 12 abandoned homes connected to a controversial landlord who was at the center of KPRC 2 reports earlier this year.

Since KPRC 2′s recent article on the controversy surrounding a Houston landlord, many renters are asking what steps to take when dealing with a bad landlord.

If you rent an apartment a house or a condominium, it’s your landlord’s legal responsibility to fix the damage.

From unhealthy and dangerous living conditions to sky-high rent increases, we get a lot of questions about your rights when it comes to renting. The issues impact a lot of people. At least half of all Houstonians are renters. We brought some of your questions to Lone Star Legal Aid attorney Eric Kwartler to get answers.

Renters at one Sugar Land apartment complex asked Amy Davis if their landlord can legally shut off the water to the entire complex to avoid damage to their pipes when freezing temperatures hit in the Houston area.

After nearly four years of Anthony Hudson renting a row house on Alabama in Third Ward, he and Angela Jackson who also stays there, say their living conditions recently started deteriorating because of the landlord failing to maintain the property.

Chances are at some point in your life you’ve dealt with a landlord who has no interest in addressing problems in your rented house or apartment.

It doesn’t even allow you to NOT pay rent. It only says courts can not process evictions for non-payment of rent that landlords have filed until after May 18th. Q: Can landlords charge late fees? However, the federal CARES Act does prevent landlords whose mortgages are federally backed from charging late fees to their tenants. Attorney Mark Grandich with Lone Star Legal Aid said it’s not easy to find out, but many mortgages are federally backed.