Texas Property Code - Section 24.0051. Procedures Applicable In Suit To Evict And Recover Unpaid Rent
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§ 24.0051. PROCEDURES APPLICABLE IN SUIT TO EVICT AND
RECOVER UNPAID RENT. (a) In a suit filed in justice court in which
the landlord files a sworn statement seeking judgment against a
tenant for possession of the premises and unpaid rent, personal
service on the tenant or service on the tenant under Rule 742a,
Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, is procedurally sufficient to
support a default judgment for possession of the premises and
unpaid rent.
(b) A landlord may recover unpaid rent under this section
regardless of whether the tenant vacated the premises after the
date the landlord filed the sworn statement and before the date the
court renders judgment.
(c) In a suit to recover possession of the premises, whether
or not unpaid rent is claimed, the citation required by Rule 739,
Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, must include the following notice
to the defendant:
FAILURE TO APPEAR FOR TRIAL MAY RESULT IN A DEFAULT JUDGMENT BEING
ENTERED AGAINST YOU.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1464, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 712, § 1, eff. Sept. 1,
2005.
Section: 23.005 23.006 24.001 24.002 24.003 24.004 24.005 24.0051 24.0052 24.0053 24.0054 24.006 24.0061 24.0062 24.007
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