Tenants
Tenants must comply with the contract and the Texas Property Code.
A tenant should understand a Landlord has the right to retain a security deposit and make charges “for which the tenant is legally liable under the lease or as a result of breaching the lease.”
The Texas Property Code governs security deposits. The landlord and tenant both have obligations and requirements under Chapter 92, Residential Tendencies, et seq., Subchapter C, Security Deposits. This chapter provides the specific requirements the landlord and the tenant must comply concerning the security deposit. First, we will discuss the landlord requirements.
Landlord
The security deposit is meant, “primarily to secure performance under a lease of a dwelling that has been entered into by a landlord and a tenant.” The advance of money by the tenant to the landlord gives the landlord a means of protecting his investment.
In general, exposure to stressors can take three forms. The first is engagement in combat operations while on active duty, the second is non combat experiences such as plane crashes, an automobile accident or other non-combat traumas, and the third is personal/sexual assault.
Establishing exposure to stressors is accomplished in one of two ways. First, is the receipt of awards/decorations while on active duty which confirm engagement in combat operations while on active duty. Such things as a Combat Infantry Badge, Combat Action Ribbon, Purple Heart, Silver Star, and Bronze Star with V Device can confirm the veteran was exposed to combat operations. If you have received one of these awards/decorations the VA considers your exposure to stressors confirmed and no further action is necessary by the VA or you to establish the stressor element of the claim for PTSD.
If you did not receive one of the awards/decorations confirming engagement in combat operations, the law requires you must provide “stressor information” to the VA so they can attempt to verify your exposure to combat stressors. If this is the case, there are some very important things you should know about providing this information. First, the stressor information must be as specific as possible. Specificity means date, place, unit and nature of the stressor must be provided in your statement of the claim to the VA.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric condition which falls under Anxiety Disorders. It occurs in individuals who have been exposed to events which have placed the individual in fear of harm or death.
I am not a physician or psychologist, however, the firm is staffed with experienced Veteran Advocates led by an experienced Veteran Attorney, so I won’t try to provide clinical information on PTSD. However, I can provide some helpful information for those suffering from PTSD who are filing claims for service connected compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Establishing service connection for PTSD requires three basic requirements. First, you must have been diagnosed with PTSD by a psychiatrist or clinical psychologist. Second, you must have been exposed to events, called stressors by VA, while on active duty which have led to this condition. Third, you must establish a relationship, nexus (connection), between the in-service stressors and the current PTSD.
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