CDC COVID-19 Eviction Moratorium – Video Discussion
CDC COVID-19 Eviction Moratorium – video discussion with Stephan B. Rogers and Jeremy Brewer, Vice-President of Risk Management and General Counsel of the San Antonio Board of Realtors (Sept. 11, 2020) Read More
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Commentary on the New Texas Realtors COVID-19 Addendum
The Texas Association of Realtors has just published a non-mandatory addendum form for use in conjunction with the TREC-approved residential real estate sale contracts to provide a 30-day extension of the closing date stated in the contract upon notice by either party that the closing date “is not able to be performed due to a voluntary or mandatory SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) virus quarantine or...Read More
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High School that Dismissed Cheerleader from Team for Private Tweets Not Liable for Violating Her Free Speech Rights
Teenagers are all over social media applications like Twitter, Instagram, and Snap Chat. They use these channels to chat, gossip, complain, flirt, and sometimes bully others. Because texting tends to be very informal and spontaneous, and because the F-word and other profanities are rife in popular culture and songs, teenage communications can be spiced with naughty words and expletives. And...Read More
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Texas Realtor Advertising Rules: What License Holders Must Know to Avoid the Bite of the TREC Watchdog
We work extensively with real estate brokers and agents in a wide variety of contexts, including real estate disputes, complaints to the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC), broker commission disputes and arbitrations, regulatory compliance, and other matters. In the course of our work, we see a lot of advertisements by real estate brokers and agents that do not comply with TREC’s detailed...Read More
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Rogers & Moore Sponsors Hill Country Archery
Senior Associate Ross Elliott receiving first place in the traditional category at the recent Fletcha Brother’s tournament. Rogers & Moore, PLLC is proud to have sponsored the Fletcha Brothers Archery Club during the 2019 3d season! For those unfamiliar with 3d archery, archers shoot at a variety of life-like foam animals placed at varying distances along a course laid out in a natural...Read More
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Roaming Livestock and Texas Highways
On a dark winter night on December 2015, Joshua Garcia was driving his pick-up truck on State Highway 123 in Wilson County when he collided with a 2,000-pound bull that had wandered onto the road after escaping a nearby fenced pasture. The wayward bull was killed, Joshua was injured, and his truck was totaled. Joshua sued the bull’s owner Shary Pruski, but the trial court granted summary...Read More
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Texas Legislature Revises Statutory Seller’s Disclosure Notice to Better Disclose Flood Risks
The Texas Legislature loves to tinker with the statute that requires a “seller of residential real property comprising not more than one dwelling unit” to make specific disclosures relating to the condition and status of the property to a potential buyer. Under § 5.008 of the Texas Property Code, a Seller’s Disclosure Notice (SDN) must be provided to a buyer before the effective date of the...Read More
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