我查了一下Texas相關的法律，發現2點：
一個是late fee隻能從payment miss了之後第3天開始算，
第二個是這個fee必須reasonable。800塊的late fee無論如何也不能算reasonable吧。
Sec. 92.019. LATE PAYMENT OF RENT; FEES. (a) A landlord may not charge a tenant a late fee for failing to pay rent unless:
(1) notice of the fee is included in a written lease;
(2) the fee is a reasonable estimate of uncertain damages to the landlord that are incapable of precise calculation and result from late payment of rent; and
(3) the rent has remained unpaid one full day after the date the rent was originally due.
(b) A late fee under this section may include an initial fee and a daily fee for each day the rent continues to remain unpaid.
(c) A landlord who violates this section is liable to the tenant for an amount equal to the sum of $100, three times the amount of the late fee charged in violation of this section, and the tenant's reasonable attorney's fees.
(d) A provision of a lease that purports to waive a right or exempt a party from a liability or duty under this section is void.
(e) This section relates only to a fee, charge, or other sum of money required to be paid under the lease if rent is not paid as provided by Subsection (a)(3), and does not affect the landlord's right to terminate the lease or take other action permitted by the lease or other law. Payment of the fee, charge, or other sum of money by a tenant does not waive the right or remedies provided by this section.
除了這個，我前麵帖子裏說的2007年以後就沒再簽過lease，都是verbal agreement（這個我讓我LG去確證了，他比較糊塗），lease term都是以前舊的lease上的，那麽還算數嗎？
告他們的話關鍵是我們不在美國，就很討厭。在small claim court上可以由律師代表，本人不出席嗎？或者就要求書麵答辯可以嗎？
謝謝大家幫忙。
