Fine Line Between Legal and Right
July 26th, 2008 . by CaryWell, maybe not that fine. Texas Fred has a post up concerning the big, fat line that was crossed by the El Lago Apartments in McKinney, Texas.
Seems a couple of Texas National Guard folk had to vacate their premises due to being called up to active duty. Their apartments (controlled, by the way, by a trust located in California to run a trust to run a company that owns the company that owns the apartments…) do not “participate” in the Texas Apartment Association and therefore do not have a TAA specific clause concerning military personnel and the possibility of being moved on orders prior to the end of a lease.
The specifics are in the article here. From a legal standpoint, the apartments are within their rights to penalize tenants who terminate their lease early, but this is no way to treat the men and women of the American Armed Forces.
I’m gonna have to throw a big BS flag on this play, no matter how strong the apartments’ legal ground.
On a side note: Our thoughts and prayers are with Chris and Chessa Horvath as they leave on their second deployment to Iraq.
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Thanks Cary, I appreciate the support… This ain’t near over… 🙂
Cary, thanks for stopping by my site and for the link. I admire folks that are getting a message out – my place is primarily fluff but I enjoy it. I was in the Army from ’88 to ’93 and enjoyed my service immensely. Cheers, Steve
Fred – you are most welcome, you know that I won’t stand for something like this.
Steve – fluff sites are important, too – someplace to stop in, unwind, relax, and enjoy the views – especially if they are of wide-open wilderness areas like your “backyard!”