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Tex. Prop. Code § 24.002

FORCIBLE DETAINER

Applied in 33 court decisions — leading case Coinmach Corp. F/K/A Solon Automated Services, Inc. v. Aspenwood Apartment Corp. (2013)

Most recently applied in Maurice Sloan II v. Goldberg B'Nai B'rith Towers (May 2019)

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3514, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff

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(a) A person who refuses to surrender possession of real property on demand commits a forcible detainer if the person:

(1) is a tenant or a subtenant wilfully and without force holding over after the termination of the tenant's right of possession;

(2) is a tenant at will or by sufferance, including an occupant at the time of foreclosure of a lien superior to the tenant's lease; or

(3) is a tenant of a person who acquired possession by forcible entry.

(b) The demand for possession must be made in writing by a person entitled to possession of the property and must comply with the requirements for notice to vacate under Section 24.005.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.