Texas Property Code - Section 24.002. Forcible Detainer
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§ 24.002. FORCIBLE DETAINER. (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.
Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3514, ch. 576, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.
Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 200, § 1, eff. Aug. 26,
1985; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 688, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Section: 23.001 23.002 23.003 23.004 23.005 23.006 24.001 24.002 24.003 24.004 24.005 24.0051 24.0052 24.0053 24.0054
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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