{"id":11439,"date":"2021-04-11T06:55:26","date_gmt":"2021-04-11T06:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/girlinglaw.com\/?p=11439"},"modified":"2021-04-13T07:12:36","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T07:12:36","slug":"serving-a-notice-to-vacate-what-do-texas-laws-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlinglaw.com\/serving-a-notice-to-vacate-what-do-texas-laws-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Serving a Notice to Vacate: What Do Texas Laws Say?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Serving eviction notices to tenants in Texas can be tricky, and following the legal process and state law are very important when evicting tenants. Disregarding the law (like evicting tenants illegally) can pose more problems for landlords, like losing time and money to bad tenants.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">State laws vary in how a landlord can evict tenants for failure to pay rent. A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/girlinglaw.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frisco landlord attorney <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">can provide legal help so you can understand the landlord-tenant law according to the Texas Property Code and give you legal aid when evicting a tenant for nonpayment of rent.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When is Rent Payment Considered Late?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rent in Texas is generally due on the 1st day of the month unless there are different terms indicated in the rent or lease agreement. If you fail to pay your rent, it is usually considered late the next day. For instance, if a tenant couldn\u2019t pay back the rent, then it is considered past due the next day.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When to Issue a Texas Eviction Notice<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under Texas laws, the number of days landlords need to wait before they can charge a tenant late fees is two days. However, state laws don\u2019t have a similar requirement for giving tenants a \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/girlinglaw.com\/landlords-real-estate-attorney\/get-personalized-notice-vacate-form\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notice to Vacate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d for non-payment of rent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So in Texas, landlords can issue an eviction order to evict tenants a day after the rent is already due. Once it is issued, the tenant will be given a three-day timeline to pay the unpaid rent (depending on the rental or lease agreement), or the eviction proceedings will start and they\u2019d have to vacate the property.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Things to Include in a Texas Eviction Notice<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-11441\" src=\"https:\/\/girlinglaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Notice-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Serving a Notice\" width=\"365\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlinglaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Notice-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/girlinglaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Notice-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/girlinglaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Notice-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/girlinglaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Notice-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/girlinglaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Notice.jpg 626w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/>As a landlord, writing a proper notice of eviction is important if you want your eviction case to go smoothly. It should include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The date when the notice was issued to the tenants or renters<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The name and details of the property or rental housing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reason why an eviction notice is served (lease violations, termination of the lease, non-payment of rent, etc.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A three-day notice period before getting evicted (or if the tenant\/s have the option to pay the due rent, it must be indicated in the notice)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A demand indicating that legal action can be pursued, and an eviction lawsuit (also known as unlawful detainer lawsuit)\u00a0 can be filed if the tenant or renter refuse to vacate the premises\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to Serve a Notice of Eviction in Texas<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When evicting a tenant, it is important to make sure that it is delivered the right way to the tenant being evicted. Otherwise, the notice of eviction won\u2019t be acknowledged as valid and the tenant eviction lawsuit can be lost, ultimately derailing the eviction proceedings. If the court dismisses the eviction action, then the tenant must go through the eviction process again before they can proceed to evict a tenant. To avoid getting your eviction notice dismissed, it is best to seek legal advice from a Frisco landlord attorney.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under Texas law, a landlord has four options on how to serve a notice of eviction to tenants:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An agent or the property owner themself can give the notice personally to the tenant or to anyone who is of legal age who stays in the rental unit.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the landlord has legal access to the property, they can post the notice at the door of the rental property.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The landlord can also opt to mail the notice either by registered mail, regular mail, or certified mail and ask for a return receipt acknowledging their mail.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the property being rented doesn\u2019t have a mailbox or the landlord can\u2019t enter the premises legally, the notice can be put outside of the property where it can be easily seen.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the occupant fails to pay the due rent within the notice period or refuses to leave the property when it\u2019s time to move out, then the landlord can bring it to court and file a complaint at the justice court.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re experiencing problems with your tenant or property in Texas, get the help of a Frisco landlord attorney on how to evict a tenant in the correct legal way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At <strong>Girling Law, PLLC<\/strong>, we <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/girlinglaw.com\/contact-us\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">landlord attorneys with experience in landlord-tenant laws in Texas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Call us today for a legal consultation.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Serving eviction notices to tenants in Texas can be tricky, and following the legal process and state law are very important when evicting tenants. Disregarding the law (like evicting tenants illegally) can pose more problems for landlords, like losing time and money to bad tenants.\u00a0 State laws vary in how a landlord can evict tenants [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":11440,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlinglaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11439"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlinglaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlinglaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlinglaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlinglaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/girlinglaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11439\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlinglaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlinglaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlinglaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlinglaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}