Sec. 24.003. SUBSTITUTION OF PARTIES. 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 name for the landlord's benefit and at the landlord's expense. It is immaterial whether the tenant received possession from the landlord or became a tenant after obtaining possession of the property.
Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3515, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 891, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 26, 1985.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 4 - Actions and Remedies
Chapter 24 - Forcible Entry and Detainer
Section 24.001. Forcible Entry and Detainer
Section 24.002. Forcible Detainer
Section 24.003. Substitution of Parties
Section 24.004. Jurisdiction; Dismissal
Section 24.005. Notice to Vacate Prior to Filing Eviction Suit
Section 24.0051. Procedures Applicable in Suit to Evict and Recover Unpaid Rent
Section 24.00511. Appeal Bond for Certain Eviction Suits
Section 24.00512. Contest of Certain Appeal Bonds
Section 24.0052. Tenant Appeal on Pauper's Affidavit
Section 24.00521. Contest of Certain Appeal Bonds in County Court
Section 24.0053. Payment of Rent During Appeal of Eviction
Section 24.0054. Tenant's Failure to Pay Rent During Appeal
Section 24.006. Attorney's Fees and Costs of Suit
Section 24.0061. Writ of Possession
Section 24.0062. Warehouseman's Lien