THE BATTALION
Page 2 College Station, Texas Wednesday, September 26, 1973
Barb Sears-
CADET SLOUCH
by/igjark Eviction: Unpleasant Reality for Some
‘You may be faster on the draw, but Fm more accurate!”
Eviction is not a pleasant
process for either landlord or
tenant, but there are still cases
when it occurs. This review of
what a landlord can and cannot
do should help you know your
rights if you ever face the possi
bility of eviction.
There are certain cases when
the landlord can justifiably evict
a tenant. If the tenant breaks
the lease in some way, then the
landlord has the right to evict
him. The most common example
is failure of the tenant to pay
his rent.
In such a case, the landlord has
two options. He can give three
days written notice that the ten
ant must vacate, and then he
can sue if the tenant does not
move. Or, he can actually seize
the premises, change the lock and
remove the tenant’s belongings.
However, Texas law specifies
that the landlord may not touch
a number of things including
clothing, books, agricultural and
professional tools, medicine, basic
household furniture, and one
truck and one car. In essence,
then, the landlord may claim one's
luxuries, but not the basics of
life.
When a landlord gets really
RHA Moves Commendable
The Residence Hall Association’s Constitutional Re
vision meeting was an entertaining meeting Tuesday night,
to say the least.
Ron Blatchley, the new Director of Student Activities,
chaired the meeting in the absence of Randy Gillespie, and
as a result, had a good opportunity to spout off to the group
just what he thought of A&M’s student life, programs such
as the MSC, Student Government and the RHA, in terms
of effective communications and sense of purpose.
Blatchley then explained to the group an idea he had
pieced together to create a most effective communications
system for the RHA in regards to all the dorms and resi
dence halls on campus and for getting through to other or
ganizations. He also defined what he thought should be the
purpose of the RHA, noting that it should handle dorm
matters only.
Five minues later the 17-member group began inad
vertently to discuss various problems in the dorms, problems
that had never before reached the RHA (or Civilian Student
Council) simply because the group was involved with too
many bigger things. The group suddenly realized what it
was doing and at the same time found some topics for dis
cussion for Thursday’s RHA meeting in the Library.
We’re glad a group of people such as this has come to
gether to pull the RHA out of a years-long dilemma and hope
excellent results will be forthcoming.
A Proper Voice
The Battalion placed the cards on the line last week in
asking senator replacement for those leaving the Student
Senate, for any reason, be done with the utmost of student
constituency input—to the point of calling elections at any
time for various constituency to have chances to voice
opinions.
The Student Government Constitution is based princi
pally on the U. S. Constitution and in doing so should follow
it in specifying that the people have the right to choose
representatives without having them appointed by the Stu
dent Government President and approved by the Senate.
The Battalion believes that students placed on conduct
probation and scholastic probation should be removed from
representation and so endorses the Senate’s proposals along
these lines—coupled with the clause for impeachment—both
of which should be passed at tonight’s Senate meeting in
the Zachry Engineering Center.
We do think it wise that an attachment be made to this
Senate bill to provide adequate majority input, to be passed
on a level for all to see its results.
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'I THINK I'M BEING PSYCHED OUT!'
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EDITOR MIKE RICE
Managing Editor Rod Speer
News Editor T. C. Gallucci
Women’s Editor Louie Holzem
Sports Editor Kevin Coffey
Ass’t. Sports Editor Ted Boriskie
hacked off at a tenant, he may
resort to eviction. But if the
landlord locks his tenant out of
the apartment when the tenant
has paid his full rent, then the
landlord is in the wrong. The
tenant may either demand his
apartment back or terminate the
lease. If the landlord has been
unfair, then the tenant can de
mand that he reimburse him for
his expenses such as having to
pay for a hotel or another place
to stay. He can also demand pay
ment to him of one month’s rent
and attorney fees. If physical
force has been used, the tenant
can sue for any personal or prop
erty injury.
The landlord cannot decide to
evict you for any difference in
opinion that is not a violation of
your lease. No matter what he
thinks about hair length or politi
cal ideas, he cannot legally evict
you. Even if you decide to form
a Tenants Union to confront him
in strength, he is not justified
in evicting you. One tenant had
complained continuously to the
manager about everything and
anything. Then he came home
one day to find a letter telling
him he was going to be evicted.
Since his lease had not expired,
the manager was not within his
rights to attempt an eviction.
You can only be evicted if you
break a provision of the lease.
It is also illegal for the land
lord to ever try to “encourage”
someone to leave by stopping the
utilities when the tenant pays his
utility bill directly to the com
pany.
There is another form of evic.
tion which may be useful to tki
tenant. It is called the “Doctrin
of Constructive Eviction." 1|
your apartment becomes unlive-
able due to poor maintenance ky
the owner and a bad attitude cl
the manager, and it reaches i
point where it is really unbeat,
able, then it is your right to break
the lease and move out. But
warning must be given here. Tit
decision is a very subjective ont,
and a court of law could havea
different viewpoint than you.
Listen Up—
Police Bike Rule Enforcement OK’d
Editor:
“Hurrah” for the gampus po
liceman giving a ticket to an ano
nymous bicyclist (see The Batt,
Sept. 12, 1973). May he be bless
ed with 10-speed eyes and a
strong ticket-writing hand!
When will bicyclists learn that
they are in charge of moving ve
hicles and must obey traffic regu
lations, just as anyone who drives
a car?
Several times while driving on
campus, and elsewhere, I’ve al
most snagged a cyclist when I
attempted to turn right, after
stopping at a stop sign, and the,
cyclist preferred to go straight
ahead without stopping. I’ve
learned to look over my right
shoulder for luck.
Bicycles are good for the health,
the environment and the pocket-
book, but please, bicyclists, obey
traffic rules. Let’s look out for
each other.
Florence Ham *75
★ ★ ★
Editor:
This comment is in reference
to the complaint of Fran Ford on
the parking situation. For two
years I have gone through the
same problems as you. I have
made the long trudge from the
Kyle Field parking lot and the
Zachry Engineering Center park
ing lot. I have patiently been
waiting for my junior year so
that I could park next to my
dorm in parking lot number one,
as this was a junior or senior
privilege.
Then the university moved the
girls into Fowler, Keathley and
Hughes. Now I find myself park
ing in my old spot down by Kyle
Field. All girls in Fowler, Keath
ley and Hughes, no matter what
classification, may park in park
ing lot number one. It’s not that
I am against equal rights for
women or that I am a male chau
vinist. I’m just tired of getting
the shaft and then hearing other
people complain when they are
better off than they ever were.
Mark Weaver ’75
★ ★ ★
Editor:
Recently a page of The Batt
was devoted, apparently and ap
propriately, to campus women.
On this page was an article en
titled “Honor Sororities Open to
Coeds,” which stated
W.C/s
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“In evaluating the campus and
its students, the Office of the
Dean of Women realized that
there was a need to establish
some womens association.”
This is fine, but I would like
to direct a question to Toby
Schreiber, Dean of Women: Has
there been any evaluation as to
the establishment of a Home Eco
nomics Department for TAMU?
Whether or not there is a need
for such a department, might be
questionable. However, there is
definitely a desire for one. Wom
en are here, and here they will
stay, so why shouldn’t TAMU of
fer such an opportunity for
them ?
If this has been discussed and
looked into, when might such a
department be established ?
Eddie Fortier ’74
The matter is in the hands of
academic deans as it is an aca
demic matter, not under the di
rection of the Vice President f«
Student Services’ Office, undtt
which Dean Schreiber sens,
Strong desire is being shown fot
a degree plan, but as of nor
A&M offers only background
courses in food preparation and
textiles—Ed.
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Editor:
I am writing to voice my angti
concerning the Town Hall and
Special Attraction concerts for
the coming year. I and manyotk.
ers are shocked because of tki
absence of name rock groups on
the schedule. It is not a lackt!
money that prevents good group;
from coming to A&M since in tki
past such bands as Chicago,
James Gang, and Elton John ban
appeared, and they didn’t com
cheap. I hope that the Town Hal
committee will shake their COD'
servative, bubble gum image aid
get into some good, heavy rock,
John Emery ’ll
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No reason
to stay.
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