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Texas Property Code - Chapter 24 Forcible Entry And DetainerLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Property Code > Texas Property Code - Chapter 24 Forcible Entry And Detainer (a) A person commits a forcible entry and detainer if the person enters the real property of another without legal authority or by force and ... (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 ... If a tenancy for a term expires while the tenant's suit for forcible entry is pending, the landlord may prosecute the suit in the tenant's ... A justice court in the precinct in which the real property is located has jurisdiction in eviction suits. Eviction suits include forcible entry and detainer ... (a) If the occupant is a tenant under a written lease or oral rental agreement, the landlord must give a tenant who defaults or holds ... (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 ... (a) If a tenant in a residential eviction suit is unable to pay the costs of appeal or file an appeal bond as required by ... (a) If the justice court enters judgment for the landlord in a residential eviction case based on nonpayment of rent, the court shall determine the ... (a) During an appeal of an eviction case for nonpayment of rent, if a tenant fails to pay rent into the justice court or county ... (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), to be eligible to recover attorney's fees in an eviction suit, a landlord must give a tenant who ... (a) A landlord who prevails in an eviction suit is entitled to a judgment for possession of the premises and a writ of possession. In ... (a) If personal property is removed from a tenant's premises as the result of an action brought under this chapter and stored in a bonded ... A final judgment of a county court in an eviction suit may not be appealed on the issue of possession unless the premises in question ... An eviction suit does not bar a suit for trespass, damages, waste, rent, or mesne profits. Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3516, ch. 576, § ... In eviction suits in justice court for nonpayment of rent or holding over beyond a rental term, the parties may represent themselves or be represented ... Last modified: August 10, 2007 |