\u201cI need to evict my son\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI need to evict my daughter\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n
We hear these unfortunate works all too often.<\/p>\n
The first thing you need to understand about evicting any family member is that you are not alone.\u00a0 Our firm receives calls from parents who need to evict their grown children on a daily basis.\u00a0 The first thing most of these parents experience as they start the process is an intense feeling of guilt.\u00a0 While we would never go as far as telling you these feelings will pass entirely, we can say with confidence our clients frequently tell us these feelings dramatically reduce over time.\u00a0 Over the long term, our clients often tell us the experience of evicting their grown child was ultimately a good thing for everyone involved.\u00a0 Drawing such a dramatic line in the sand seems to force these young adults to do a lot of growing up in a short amount of time.<\/p>\n
What to Do When Your Grown Child or Other Family Member Threatens Violence<\/b><\/p>\n
This is a question we cannot answer for you.\u00a0 But the answer to this question entirely depends on your grown child\u2019s history of acting out violently, your own perception of whether you believe your grown child will act on such threats, and whether these threats have left you feeling unsafe.\u00a0 We, of course, do not want to see anyone get hurt.\u00a0 Our default recommendation, therefore, is advise that you leave the premises and find temporary housing.\u00a0 And before you go there \u2013 there is ABSOLUTELY NO principal worth being injured, maimed, or dying over in these situations.\u00a0 Err on the side of caution.\u00a0 Stay with a friend; stay in a hotel, if you have to.<\/p>\n
What Can I Do If I Find My Family Member Brought Drugs into My Home?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
You may call the police to report this sort of thing, but drugs have become a bit of a dog-bites-man story for the police in most Texas communities.\u00a0 The police are likely to tell you to dispose of the drugs, but they will often not give you much information on how to do so.<\/p>\n
Having a small amount of recreational drugs in your home because of a drug-using family member can be a complex issue.\u00a0 You may have heard stories about the DEA kicking in someone\u2019s door and later confiscating their home over a small bag of drugs.\u00a0 These stories are generally exaggerations of enforcement activities from the 1980-era war on drugs.\u00a0 The truth is, the DEA is not very interested in kicking in your doors because your drug-using grown child has a half-used bag of Purple Kush in his night stand.<\/p>\n
But just because you don\u2019t have to worry about a visit from the DEA doesn\u2019t mean this is not a problem.\u00a0 Handle this situation wrong, you could find yourself on the wrong side of the law.<\/p>\n
If your grown child is using drugs in your home, please give us a call immediately at (469) 423-6828.<\/p>\n
What Do I Do if My Grown Child Threatens to Harm My Property?<\/b><\/p>\n
The more important question is what do you NOT do.\u00a0 Never threaten to report your grown child to the police or to press criminal charges against them when they threaten to damage your home.<\/p>\n
Texas has laws against extortion.\u00a0 While it may not seem like it, you can easily run afoul of these laws only to find yourself facing your own criminal charges!\u00a0 You are not allowed to threaten anyone with criminal consequences in order to get your way in a civil matter.\u00a0 An eviction is a civil matter.\u00a0 Making such a threat can meet this state\u2019s definition of extortion if you have also been discussing eviction to the person you are threatening.<\/p>\n
If your grown child has tried to intimidate you by threatening to damage your home, please give us a call immediately at (469) 423-6828.<\/p>\n
Can I Just Change the Locks?<\/b><\/p>\n
Of course not.\u00a0 If it were that simple, we would not have eviction courts.<\/p>\n
Changing the locks while your grown child is away, shutting off the utilities, and removing windows or doors can result in substantial penalties.\u00a0 And these tactics are not new ideas; they have been tried before and we have people ask us about them all the time.\u00a0 Texas law and Justice of the Peace Courts frown on property owners treating their tenants, occupants, and even squatters this way.\u00a0 Should you attempt to resolve your issues with your family member by using one of these unlawful tactics, your grown child will quickly find instructions on the internet on how to challenge you and burn you for taking this course of action.\u00a0 Justice of the Peace Courts will be happy to provide them with all of the paperwork needed to start this process.<\/p>\n
Changing the locks or shutting off the utilities is a VERY BAD idea in Texas.<\/p>\n
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Can I Confiscate My Grown Child\u2019s Gaming System<\/b><\/p>\n
Possibly.<\/p>\n
If your grown child is a gamer, this is a very effective means of getting under their skin.\u00a0 We get regular calls from clients who complain, \u201cMy son just wants to smoke weed and play _______ video game.\u201d\u00a0 From our perspective, this seems to be a near-epidemic issue!\u00a0 And this is a terribly frustrating experience for parents going through this with their thirty-something.<\/p>\n
However, if this tactic is handled poorly it could result in the police arresting the parent!\u00a0 Taking possession of your grown child\u2019s gaming system can be a useful tactic if it is paired with the eviction process.<\/p>\n
If you would like to learn more about how you can use this strategy to your advantage, please give us a call immediately at (469) 423-6828.<\/p>\n
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I Don\u2019t Want to Ruin My Grown Child\u2019s Credit<\/b><\/p>\n
This is a very common concern.\u00a0 We meet with many clients who hesitate to proceed on their eviction because, although they want to remove their grown child, they do not want to make it impossible form them to find housing in the future.<\/p>\n
The good news is we can evict your grown child without having any eviction judgment report on your grown child\u2019s credit report.\u00a0 Girling Law\u2019s eviction processes are highly customizable.\u00a0 We can easily modify the steps we normally take on an eviction to ensure any eviction judgment you receive does not report to your adult child\u2019s credit report.<\/p>\n
If you have additional questions about evicting your grown child without injuring their credit, please give us a call immediately at (469) 423-6828.<\/p>\n
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