[DOWNLOAD] "Charette v. Kassie" by Virginia Supreme Court # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Charette v. Kassie
- Author : Virginia Supreme Court
- Release Date : January 21, 2006
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 59 KB
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This appeal arises from a residential landlord-tenant dispute. The tenants brought suit against their landlords for wrongful eviction, unauthorized seizure of personal property, wrongful lockout, and breach of contract. The landlords counterclaimed alleging the tenants had abandoned the rental property and breached the lease agreement. The trial court found that the tenants did not breach the lease agreement and that the landlords wrongfully evicted the tenants in violation of section 92.0081 of the Texas Property Code. The trial court awarded the tenants statutory penalties and attorneys fees. The landlords appeal contending that (1) the trial court erred in finding the Texas Property Code violation because the tenants abandoned the property and breached the lease agreement; and (2) the evidence is legally and factually insufficient to support the attorneys fees award. Finding merit only in the latter argument, we modify the judgment to omit the award of attorneys fees, and affirm the judgment as modified.