| Volume 109 Number 9 |
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The People’s Lawyer’s Tip of the Day
For work or other reasons some people find themselves staying in hotels for an extended period of time. But as the case in the "For the Lawyers" section below shows, hotel guests do not have the same rights as "tenants" under the Texas Property Code, so if the hotel wants you out, you will not get a hearing in court as Property Code requires for tenants under the law. Check out this link for some of the rights that Texas law does grant hotel guests. Click here for more.
Are They Tracking You in the Store?
Did you know that there are companies that can track you and what you are doing in a store by using your phone's "Wi-Fi" settings? The Federal Trade recently settled with Nomi Technologies, a company that tracked consumers in retail locations while falsely promising to give consumers the ability to opt out of the program. Because of the prevalence of companies profiting from the sale of consumer data, this is an increasingly common problem. Click here for more.
Your Money
As people live longer, the chances that they might need expensive medical care at some point in their lives increases. For some people, long term care medical insurance makes sense. See this link for information about how to determine if long term care insurance is something you should consider for your future. Click here for more.
For the Lawyers
Guest in a hotel is a mere licensee, not a tenant. A Texas Court of Appeals held that no landlord tenant relationship exists between a hotel and its guest, and has no right of possession to the hotel room. Olley v. HVM 449 SW3d 572 Click here for more.