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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the notice to vacate required to be given by a landlord |
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to a tenant before filing an eviction suit. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 24.005(f), Property Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(f) The notice to vacate shall be given in person or by mail |
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at the premises in question. Notice in person may be by personal |
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delivery to the tenant or any person residing at the premises who is |
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16 years of age or older or personal delivery to the premises by |
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securely [and] affixing the notice to the inside or outside of the |
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main entry door. Notice by mail may be by regular mail, by |
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registered mail, or by certified mail, return receipt requested, to |
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the premises in question. [If the dwelling has no mailbox and has a
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keyless bolting device, alarm system, or dangerous animal that
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prevents the landlord from entering the premises to leave the
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notice to vacate on the inside of the main entry door, the landlord
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may securely affix the notice on the outside of the main entry
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door.] |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |