Local apartment complexes suing tenants - KXXV-TV News Channel 25
by Henry Rosoff WACO - Two prominent Waco-area apartment complexes are regularly suing their tenants. Saddle Brook and Saddle Brook West have filed justice court lawsuits against former tenants for both damages and unpaid fees. Attorney Jeffrey Sprigg represents the Dallas- owned complexes in most of these cases. He said his client is simply collecting money it is owed. "Rather than to follow other industry practices in terms of going through third party collection agencies that call at odd hours and harass everyone, they have chosen to have a third party, an arbiter in the form of a judge or in rare cases a jury, determine their rights with regard to the breach of the lease contract," Sprigg said. However, local attorneys defending several people being sued, said Saddle Brook is going too far. "Just in the light of my cases alone and I've got calls about others, it does appears this is kind of their 'MO,'" said Josh Tetens. He's represent...