The lease registration cost is usually borne by the tenant. It's paid to the land registry and usually costs around $140. Now, the other costs in the clause above are usually paid for by the landlord. That is, the landlord pays their own legal costs and you as the tenant, pay your own legal costs.
Construction and Procurement Law News, Q3 2021 Generally, Texas law provides that each party to a lawsuit is responsible for her attorneys' fees. However, Texas law has long provided that a party in a breach of contract claim may recover her attorney's fees in addition to the damages she suffers.Sep 1, 2021
Texas Expands the Ability to Recover Attorneys' Fees in Breach of Contract Cases Filed on or After September 1, 2021. A significant amendment to the Texas statute that allows for recovery of attorneys' fees by a prevailing plaintiff in an action for breach of contract will take effect on September 1, 2021.Jul 26, 2021
Section 38.001 states that “[a] person may recover reasonable attorneys' fees from an individual or corporation . . . if the claim is for . . . an oral or written contract.” An award of attorneys' fees is intended to compensate the prevailing party by making that party whole and constitutes a completely separate claim ...Jul 19, 2021