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Tex. Prop. Code § 24B.005

ACTION FOR WRONGFUL REMOVAL

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 817 (S.B. 1333), Sec. 3, eff

(a) A person who is wrongfully removed, or whose personal property is wrongfully removed, from a dwelling or other real property under this chapter may bring an action under this section to:

(1) recover possession of the real property; and

(2) recover from the person who requested the wrongful removal:

(A) actual damages;

(B) exemplary damages equal to three times the fair market rent of the dwelling;

(C) court costs; and

(D) reasonable attorney's fees.

(b) The court shall set an action brought under this section for hearing at the earliest practicable date to expedite the action.

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