Texas Statutes
Property Code
Title 4 - Actions and Remedies

Section 21.0111. Disclosure of Certain Information Required; Initial Offer - Sec. 21.0111. DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION REQUIRED; INITIAL OFFER. (a)...

Section 21.0112. Provision of Landowner's Bill of Rights Statement Required - Sec. 21.0112. PROVISION OF LANDOWNER'S BILL OF RIGHTS STATEMENT REQUIRED....

Section 21.0113. Bona Fide Offer Required - Sec. 21.0113. BONA FIDE OFFER REQUIRED. (a) An entity with...

Section 21.0114. Required Terms for Instruments of Conveyance of Certain Easements - Sec. 21.0114. REQUIRED TERMS FOR INSTRUMENTS OF CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN...

Section 21.012. Condemnation Petition - Sec. 21.012. CONDEMNATION PETITION. (a) If an entity with eminent...

Section 21.0121. Condemnation to Acquire Water Rights - Sec. 21.0121. CONDEMNATION TO ACQUIRE WATER RIGHTS. (a) In addition...

Section 21.013. Venue; Fees and Processing for Suit Filed in District Court - Sec. 21.013. VENUE; FEES AND PROCESSING FOR SUIT FILED IN...

Section 21.014. Special Commissioners - Sec. 21.014. SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS. (a) The judge of a court...

Section 21.015. Hearing - Sec. 21.015. HEARING. (a) The special commissioners in an eminent...

Section 21.016. Notice - Sec. 21.016. NOTICE. (a) Each party in an eminent domain...

Section 21.017. Alternative Pleadings - Sec. 21.017. ALTERNATIVE PLEADINGS. (a) This state, a political subdivision...

Section 21.018. Appeal From Commissioners' Findings - Sec. 21.018. APPEAL FROM COMMISSIONERS' FINDINGS. (a) A party to...

Section 21.019. Dismissal of Condemnation Proceedings - Sec. 21.019. DISMISSAL OF CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS. (a) A party that...

Section 21.0195. Dismissal of Certain Condemnation Proceedings; Texas Department of Transportation - Sec. 21.0195. DISMISSAL OF CERTAIN CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS; TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF...

Section 21.020. Reinstatement of Condemnation Proceedings - Sec. 21.020. REINSTATEMENT OF CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS. If a condemnor moves...

Section 21.021. Possession Pending Litigation - Sec. 21.021. POSSESSION PENDING LITIGATION. (a) After the special commissioners...

Section 21.0211. Payment of Ad Valorem Taxes - Sec. 21.0211. PAYMENT OF AD VALOREM TAXES. (a) A court...

Section 21.022. Authority of Courts - Sec. 21.022. AUTHORITY OF COURTS. Laws that formerly governed the...

Section 21.023. Disclosure of Information Required at Time of Acquisition - Sec. 21.023. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION REQUIRED AT TIME OF ACQUISITION....

Section 21.025. Production of Information by Certain Entities - Sec. 21.025. PRODUCTION OF INFORMATION BY CERTAIN ENTITIES. (a) Notwithstanding...

Subchapter C. Damages and Costs

Section 21.041. Evidence - Sec. 21.041. EVIDENCE. As the basis for assessing actual damages...

Section 21.042. Assessment of Damages - Sec. 21.042. ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGES. (a) The special commissioners shall...

Section 21.0421. Assessment of Damages: Groundwater Rights - Sec. 21.0421. ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGES: GROUNDWATER RIGHTS. (a) In a...

Section 21.043. Displacement From Dwelling or Place of Business - Sec. 21.043. DISPLACEMENT FROM DWELLING OR PLACE OF BUSINESS. (a)...

Section 21.044. Damages From Temporary Possession - Sec. 21.044. DAMAGES FROM TEMPORARY POSSESSION. (a) If a court...

Section 21.045. Title Acquired - Sec. 21.045. TITLE ACQUIRED. Except where otherwise expressly provided by...

Section 21.046. Relocation Assistance Program - Sec. 21.046. RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. (a) A department, agency, instrumentality,...

Section 21.047. Assessment of Costs and Fees - Sec. 21.047. ASSESSMENT OF COSTS AND FEES. (a) Special commissioners...

Section 21.048. Statement of Damages and Costs - Sec. 21.048. STATEMENT OF DAMAGES AND COSTS. After the special...

Section 21.049. Notice of Decision of Special Commissioners - Sec. 21.049. NOTICE OF DECISION OF SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS. The judge...

Subchapter D. Judgment

Section 21.061. Judgment on Commissioners' Findings - Sec. 21.061. JUDGMENT ON COMMISSIONERS' FINDINGS. If no party in...

Section 21.062. Writ of Possession - Sec. 21.062. WRIT OF POSSESSION. If a condemnor in a...

Section 21.063. Appeal - Sec. 21.063. APPEAL. (a) The appeal of a judgment in...

Section 21.064. Injunctive Relief - Sec. 21.064. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. (a) A court hearing a suit...

Section 21.065. Vested Interest - Sec. 21.065. VESTED INTEREST. A judgment of a court under...

Subchapter E. Repurchase of Real Property From Condemning Entity

Section 21.101. Right of Repurchase - Sec. 21.101. RIGHT OF REPURCHASE. (a) A person from whom...

Section 21.102. Notice to Previous Property Owner Required - Sec. 21.102. NOTICE TO PREVIOUS PROPERTY OWNER REQUIRED. Not later...

Section 21.1021. Requests for Information Regarding Condemned Property - Sec. 21.1021. REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION REGARDING CONDEMNED PROPERTY. (a) On...

Section 21.1022. Limitations Period for Repurchase Right - Sec. 21.1022. LIMITATIONS PERIOD FOR REPURCHASE RIGHT. Notwithstanding Section 21.103,...

Section 21.103. Resale of Property; Price - Sec. 21.103. RESALE OF PROPERTY; PRICE. (a) Not later than...

Chapter 22 - Trespass to Try Title

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 22.001. Trespass to Try Title - Sec. 22.001. TRESPASS TO TRY TITLE. (a) A trespass to...

Section 22.002. Title Sufficient to Maintain Action - Sec. 22.002. TITLE SUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN ACTION. A headright certificate,...

Section 22.003. Final Judgment Conclusive - Sec. 22.003. FINAL JUDGMENT CONCLUSIVE. A final judgment that establishes...

Section 22.004. Effect of Former Law - Sec. 22.004. EFFECT OF FORMER LAW. This chapter does not...

Subchapter B. Judgment and Damages

Section 22.021. Claim for Improvements - Sec. 22.021. CLAIM FOR IMPROVEMENTS. (a) A defendant in a...

Section 22.022. Writ of Possession - Sec. 22.022. WRIT OF POSSESSION. If in a trespass to...

Section 22.023. Failure to Pay - Sec. 22.023. FAILURE TO PAY. (a) If after a trespass...

Section 22.024. Payments Into Court - Sec. 22.024. PAYMENTS INTO COURT. If a party in a...

Subchapter C. Removal of Improvements

Section 22.041. Plea for Removal of Improvements - Sec. 22.041. PLEA FOR REMOVAL OF IMPROVEMENTS. (a) A defendant...

Section 22.042. Referee - Sec. 22.042. REFEREE. A court that authorizes a defendant in...

Section 22.043. Retained Jurisdiction - Sec. 22.043. RETAINED JURISDICTION. A court that authorizes a defendant...

Section 22.044. Condition for Removal - Sec. 22.044. CONDITION FOR REMOVAL. Before a court in a...

Section 22.045. Cumulative Remedies - Sec. 22.045. CUMULATIVE REMEDIES. The remedy of removing improvements may...

Chapter 23 - Partition

Section 23.001. Partition - Sec. 23.001. PARTITION. A joint owner or claimant of real...

Section 23.002. Venue and Jurisdiction - Sec. 23.002. VENUE AND JURISDICTION. (a) A joint owner or...

Section 23.003. Effect on Future Interests - Sec. 23.003. EFFECT ON FUTURE INTERESTS. A partition of real...

Section 23.004. Effect of Partition - Sec. 23.004. EFFECT OF PARTITION. (a) A person allotted a...

Section 23.005. Fees - Sec. 23.005. FEES. The judge of a court that hears...

Section 23.006. Access Easement for Partitioned Property - Sec. 23.006. ACCESS EASEMENT FOR PARTITIONED PROPERTY. (a) Unless waived...

Chapter 23A - Uniform Partition of Heirs' Property Act

Section 23A.001. Short Title - Sec. 23A.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 23A.002. Definitions - Sec. 23A.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Ascendant" means an...

Section 23A.003. Applicability; Relation to Other Law - Sec. 23A.003. APPLICABILITY; RELATION TO OTHER LAW. (a) In an...

Section 23A.004. Service; Notice by Posting - Sec. 23A.004. SERVICE; NOTICE BY POSTING. (a) This chapter does...

Section 23A.005. Commissioners - Sec. 23A.005. COMMISSIONERS. If the court appoints commissioners under Rule...

Section 23A.006. Determination of Value - Sec. 23A.006. DETERMINATION OF VALUE. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 23A.007. Cotenant Buyout - Sec. 23A.007. COTENANT BUYOUT. (a) If any cotenant requested partition...

Section 23A.008. Partition Alternatives - Sec. 23A.008. PARTITION ALTERNATIVES. (a) If all the interests of...

Section 23A.009. Considerations for Partition in Kind - Sec. 23A.009. CONSIDERATIONS FOR PARTITION IN KIND. (a) In determining...

Section 23A.010. Open-Market Sale, Sealed Bids, or Auction - Sec. 23A.010. OPEN-MARKET SALE, SEALED BIDS, OR AUCTION. (a) If...

Section 23A.011. Report of Open-Market Sale - Sec. 23A.011. REPORT OF OPEN-MARKET SALE. (a) Unless required to...

Section 23A.012. Uniformity of Application and Construction - Sec. 23A.012. UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION. In applying and...

Section 23A.013. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act - Sec. 23A.013. RELATION TO ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN GLOBAL AND NATIONAL...

Chapter 24 - Forcible Entry and Detainer

Section 24.001. Forcible Entry and Detainer - Sec. 24.001. FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER. (a) A person commits...

Section 24.002. Forcible Detainer - Sec. 24.002. FORCIBLE DETAINER. (a) A person who refuses to...

Section 24.003. Substitution of Parties - Sec. 24.003. SUBSTITUTION OF PARTIES. If a tenancy for a...

Section 24.004. Jurisdiction; Dismissal - Sec. 24.004. JURISDICTION; DISMISSAL. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 24.005. Notice to Vacate Prior to Filing Eviction Suit - Sec. 24.005. NOTICE TO VACATE PRIOR TO FILING EVICTION SUIT....

Section 24.0051. Procedures Applicable in Suit to Evict and Recover Unpaid Rent - Sec. 24.0051. PROCEDURES APPLICABLE IN SUIT TO EVICT AND RECOVER...

Section 24.00511. Appeal Bond for Certain Eviction Suits - Sec. 24.00511. APPEAL BOND FOR CERTAIN EVICTION SUITS. (a) In...

Section 24.00512. Contest of Certain Appeal Bonds - Sec. 24.00512. CONTEST OF CERTAIN APPEAL BONDS. (a) This section...

Section 24.0052. Tenant Appeal on Pauper's Affidavit - Sec. 24.0052. TENANT APPEAL ON PAUPER'S AFFIDAVIT. (a) If a...

Section 24.00521. Contest of Certain Appeal Bonds in County Court - Sec. 24.00521. CONTEST OF CERTAIN APPEAL BONDS IN COUNTY COURT....

Section 24.0053. Payment of Rent During Appeal of Eviction - Sec. 24.0053. PAYMENT OF RENT DURING APPEAL OF EVICTION. (a)...

Section 24.0054. Tenant's Failure to Pay Rent During Appeal - Sec. 24.0054. TENANT'S FAILURE TO PAY RENT DURING APPEAL. (a)...

Section 24.006. Attorney's Fees and Costs of Suit - Sec. 24.006. ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS OF SUIT. (a) Except...

Section 24.0061. Writ of Possession - Sec. 24.0061. WRIT OF POSSESSION. (a) A landlord who prevails...

Section 24.0062. Warehouseman's Lien - Sec. 24.0062. WAREHOUSEMAN'S LIEN. (a) If personal property is removed...

Section 24.007. Appeal - Sec. 24.007. APPEAL. A final judgment of a county court...

Section 24.008. Effect on Other Actions - Sec. 24.008. EFFECT ON OTHER ACTIONS. An eviction suit does...

Section 24.011. Nonlawyer Representation - Sec. 24.011. NONLAWYER REPRESENTATION. (a) In eviction suits in justice...

Chapter 24A - Access to Residence or Former Residence to Retrieve Personal Property

Section 24A.001. Definitions - Sec. 24A.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Electronic record" means...

Section 24A.002. Writ Authorizing Entry and Property Retrieval; Peace Officer to Accompany - Sec. 24A.002. WRIT AUTHORIZING ENTRY AND PROPERTY RETRIEVAL; PEACE OFFICER...

Section 24A.0021. Temporary Ex Parte Writ Authorizing Entry and Property Retrieval - Sec. 24A.0021. TEMPORARY EX PARTE WRIT AUTHORIZING ENTRY AND PROPERTY...

Section 24A.003. Authorized Entry Procedures; Duties of Peace Officer - Sec. 24A.003. AUTHORIZED ENTRY PROCEDURES; DUTIES OF PEACE OFFICER. (a)...

Section 24A.004. Immunity From Liability - Sec. 24A.004. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY. A landlord or a landlord's...

Section 24A.005. Offense - Sec. 24A.005. OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if...

Section 24A.006. Hearing; Review - Sec. 24A.006. HEARING; REVIEW. (a) The occupant of a residence...

Chapter 25 - Trial of Right of Property

Section 25.001. Jurisdiction - Sec. 25.001. JURISDICTION. A trial of the right of property...

Section 25.002. Damages - Sec. 25.002. DAMAGES. If a claimant in a trial of...

Chapter 26 - Use of a Deceased Individual's Name, Voice, Signature, Photograph, or Likeness

Section 26.001. Definitions - Sec. 26.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Photograph" means a...

Section 26.002. Property Right Established - Sec. 26.002. PROPERTY RIGHT ESTABLISHED. An individual has a property...

Section 26.003. Applicability - Sec. 26.003. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies to an individual: (1)...

Section 26.004. Transferability - Sec. 26.004. TRANSFERABILITY. (a) The property right is freely transferable,...

Section 26.005. Ownership After Death of Individual - Sec. 26.005. OWNERSHIP AFTER DEATH OF INDIVIDUAL. (a) If the...

Section 26.006. Registration of Claim - Sec. 26.006. REGISTRATION OF CLAIM. (a) A person who claims...

Section 26.007. Effect of Registration - Sec. 26.007. EFFECT OF REGISTRATION. (a) Registration of a claim...

Section 26.008. Exercise of Ownership for First Year Following Death of Individual - Sec. 26.008. EXERCISE OF OWNERSHIP FOR FIRST YEAR FOLLOWING DEATH...

Section 26.009. Exercise of Ownership After First Year Following Death of Individual - Sec. 26.009. EXERCISE OF OWNERSHIP AFTER FIRST YEAR FOLLOWING DEATH...

Section 26.010. Termination - Sec. 26.010. TERMINATION. A property right expires on the first...

Section 26.011. Unauthorized Uses - Sec. 26.011. UNAUTHORIZED USES. Except as provided by Section 26.012,...

Section 26.012. Permitted Uses - Sec. 26.012. PERMITTED USES. (a) A person may use a...

Section 26.013. Liability for Unauthorized Use - Sec. 26.013. LIABILITY FOR UNAUTHORIZED USE. (a) A person who...

Section 26.014. Other Rights Not Affected - Sec. 26.014. OTHER RIGHTS NOT AFFECTED. This chapter does not...

Section 26.015. Defenses to Liability - Sec. 26.015. DEFENSES TO LIABILITY. A person shall not be...

Chapter 27 - Residential Construction Liability

Section 27.001. Definitions - Sec. 27.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Action" means a...

Section 27.002. Application of Chapter - Sec. 27.002. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER. (a) This chapter applies to:...

Section 27.003. Liability - Sec. 27.003. LIABILITY. (a) In an action to recover damages...

Section 27.0031. Frivolous Suit; Harassment - Sec. 27.0031. FRIVOLOUS SUIT; HARASSMENT. A party who files a...

Section 27.004. Notice and Offer of Settlement - Sec. 27.004. NOTICE AND OFFER OF SETTLEMENT. (a) In a...

Section 27.0041. Mediation - Sec. 27.0041. MEDIATION. (a) If a claimant files suit seeking...

Section 27.0042. Conditional Sale to Builder - Sec. 27.0042. CONDITIONAL SALE TO BUILDER. (a) A written agreement...

Section 27.005. Limitations on Effect of Chapter - Sec. 27.005. LIMITATIONS ON EFFECT OF CHAPTER. This chapter does...

Section 27.006. Causation - Sec. 27.006. CAUSATION. In an action to recover damages resulting...

Section 27.007. Disclosure Statement Required - Sec. 27.007. DISCLOSURE STATEMENT REQUIRED. (a) A written contract subject...

Chapter 28 - Prompt Payment to Contractors and Subcontractors

Section 28.001. Definitions - Sec. 28.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Contractor" means a...

Section 28.002. Prompt Pay Required - Sec. 28.002. PROMPT PAY REQUIRED. (a) If an owner or...

Section 28.003. Exception for Good Faith Dispute; Withholding - Sec. 28.003. EXCEPTION FOR GOOD FAITH DISPUTE; WITHHOLDING. (a) If...

Section 28.004. Interest on Overdue Payment - Sec. 28.004. INTEREST ON OVERDUE PAYMENT. (a) An unpaid amount...

Section 28.005. Action to Enforce Payment - Sec. 28.005. ACTION TO ENFORCE PAYMENT. (a) A person may...

Section 28.006. No Waiver - Sec. 28.006. NO WAIVER. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 28.007. Legal Construction - Sec. 28.007. LEGAL CONSTRUCTION. (a) This chapter may not be...

Section 28.008. Exception for Failure of Lender to Disburse Funds - Sec. 28.008. EXCEPTION FOR FAILURE OF LENDER TO DISBURSE FUNDS....

Section 28.009. Right to Suspend Work - Sec. 28.009. RIGHT TO SUSPEND WORK. (a) If an owner...

Section 28.010. Exemption for Mineral Development and Oilfield Services - Sec. 28.010. EXEMPTION FOR MINERAL DEVELOPMENT AND OILFIELD SERVICES. (a)...

Chapter 29 - Forced Sale of Owner's Interest in Certain Real Property as Reimbursement for Property Taxes Paid by Co-Owner on Owner's Behalf

Section 29.001. Application of Chapter - Sec. 29.001. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER. This chapter applies only to...

Section 29.002. Petition for Forced Sale - Sec. 29.002. PETITION FOR FORCED SALE. (a) A person, including...

Section 29.003. Hearing on Petition for Forced Sale - Sec. 29.003. HEARING ON PETITION FOR FORCED SALE. At a...

Section 29.0035. Demand to Unknown Defendant - Sec. 29.0035. DEMAND TO UNKNOWN DEFENDANT. If the address or...

Section 29.004. Court-Ordered Sale - Sec. 29.004. COURT-ORDERED SALE. On completion of the hearing on...

Chapter 30 - Writ of Assistance for Repossession of Aircraft

Section 30.01. Definitions - Sec. 30.01. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Aircraft" means a...

Section 30.02. Writ of Assistance for Repossession of Aircraft - Sec. 30.02. WRIT OF ASSISTANCE FOR REPOSSESSION OF AIRCRAFT. (a)...

Section 30.03. Petition for Writ of Assistance - Sec. 30.03. PETITION FOR WRIT OF ASSISTANCE. (a) A repossession...

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Texas Statutes Property Code Title 4 - Actions and Remedies

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Title 4 - Actions and Remedies