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> srt@zaphod.csci.unt.edu (Steve Tate) writes:
>Mark Brown (mbrown@austin.ibm.com) wrote:
>> But, it is neither your home nor your castle. Your are merely paying for
>> the use of someone ELSE's castle. This limits your rights.
>
>That seems to be the current state-of-the-law in Texas.  What I'm saying
>is it should NOT be that way.  In my opinion, when a property owner
>decides to rent out their property for other people to live in, the
>primary concern should then be for the rights (to privacy, etc.) of
>the people who are living there (it IS their home, whether they own
>it or not), and the rights of the property owner come in a far distant
>second place.

Nope. You get the RIGHTS when you take the RESPONSIBILITY. Meaning, buy
your own place, take up all of the legal responsibilities, the
maintenance, the taxes and mortgage (which must be paid whether or not
you actually *have* a renter!) -- THEN you can talk about your rights
having primacy.

That's what the rental contract (lease) is about - spelling out what
rights the OWNER gives the RENTER, and what responsibilities the RENTER
takes on in return.

Find a lease (and lessor) that gives you the rights you want; don't take
them by force.

cheers,
mark
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