Eviction Notice to Vacate - Texas Property Code Section 24.005

Sep 4, 2026

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Unconditional demand for a tenant to vacate rented premises under Texas Property Code Section 24.005, specifying when and how notice must be delivered. The notice sets the required tenant timeframe after delivery and includes required signature, printed name, address, and telephone fields. It also details permitted service methods (in person, personal delivery, affixing to the entry door, or mailing) and alternate door-envelope procedures, including delivery timing and notice-period calculation.

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*** This example is not a substitute for representation or advice of an attorney *** NOTICE TO VACATE Date: Tenant (s): Address of rented premises: ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ***************************************************************************************** This is an unconditional demand for possession. Under Texas Property Code Section 24.005 you are hereby given notice to vacate the premises within days after delivery of this notice. Signed Printed Name: Address: Telephone No.: **************************************************************************** Pursuant to Texas Property Code § 24.005(f) this notice was: (check all that apply): given in person to any one of the above named tenant(s) at the rented premises, personally delivered to any person residing at the premises 16 years of age or older, affixed to the inside of the main entry door, sent by MAIL to the premises in question: regular registered certified OR Texas Property Code §24.005(f-1): As an alternative to the procedures of Subsection (f), a landlord may deliver the notice to vacate by securely affixing to the outside of the main entry door a sealed envelope that contains the notice and on which is written the tenant's name, address, and in all capital letters, the words "IMPORTANT DOCUMENT" or substantially similar language and, not later than 5 p.m. of the same day, depositing in the mail in the same county in which the premises in question is located a copy of the notice to the tenant IF: (1) the premises has no mailbox and has a keyless bolting device, alarm system, or dangerous animal that prevents the landlord from entering the premises to affix the notice to vacate to the inside of the main entry door; or (2) the landlord reasonably believes that harm to any person would result from personal delivery to the tenant or a person residing at the premises or from personal delivery to the premises by affixing the notice to the inside of the main entry door. Texas Property Code §24.005(f-2): Notice to vacate under Subsection (f-1) is considered delivered on the date the envelope is affixed to the outside ofthe door and is deposited in the mail, regardless of the date the notice is received. (g) The notice period is calculated from the day on which the notice is delivered. Notice was given/sent on day of , 20 . Texas Property Code Sec. 24.005. NOTICE TO VACATE PRIOR TO FILING EVICTION SUIT. (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 over beyond the end of the rental term or renewal period at least three days' written notice to vacate the premises before the landlord files a forcible detainer suit, unless the parties have contracted for a shorter or longer notice period in a written lease or agreement. A landlord who files a forcible detainer suit on grounds that the tenant is holding over beyond the end of the rental term or renewal period must also comply with the tenancy termination requirements of Section 91.001. (b) If the occupant is a tenant at will or by sufferance, the landlord must give the tenant at least three days' written notice to vacate before the landlord files a forcible detainer suit unless the parties have contracted for a shorter or longer notice period ina written lease or agreement. If a building is purchased at a tax foreclosure sale or a trustee's foreclosure sale under a lien superior to the tenant's lease and the tenant timely pays rent and is not otherwise in default under the tenant's lease after foreclosure, the purchaser must give a residential tenant of the building at least 30 days' written notice to vacate if the purchaser chooses not to continue the lease. The tenant is considered to timely pay the rent under this subsection if, during the

FAQs

What does this eviction notice require the tenant to do?

It demands possession by requiring the tenant to vacate the premises within the stated number of days after delivery of the notice.

How may the landlord deliver the notice to vacate under Texas law?

The notice may be given in person or by mail, including regular, registered, or certified mail. It may also be delivered by affixing to the inside of the main entry door, and an alternative sealed-envelope method may be used under specific conditions.

How is the notice period calculated and when is delivery considered complete?

The notice period is calculated from the day the notice is delivered. Under the alternative envelope procedure, delivery is considered complete on the date the envelope is affixed to the outside of the door and deposited in the mail.

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