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Tex. Prop. Code § 24.002 (2026)
Forcible Detainer
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Sec. 24.002. FORCIBLE DETAINER. (a) A person who refuses to surrender possession of real property on demand commits a forcible detainer if the person:
(1) is a tenant or a subtenant wilfully and without force holding over after the termination of the tenant's right of possession;
(2) is a tenant at will or by sufferance, including an occupant at the time of foreclosure of a lien superior to the tenant's lease; or
(3) is a tenant of a person who acquired possession by forcible entry.
(b) The demand for possession must be made in writing by a person entitled to possession of the property and must comply with the requirements for notice to vacate under Section 24.005.
Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3514, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 200, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 26, 1985; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 688, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 296
cases (78 in the last 5 years), 1990–2026 · leading case: Fed. Home Loan Mortg. Corp. v. Trinh Pham, Katherine Crawford & Gary Block, 449 S.W.3d 230 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2014).
Fed. Home Loan Mortg. Corp. v. Trinh Pham, Katherine Crawford & Gary Block, 449 S.W.3d 230 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2014). “See Tex. Prop. Code § 24.002. Necessarily, then, a judgment awarding possession on a particular date does not implicate a party’s possessory right when, at a later date, another forcible detainer is committed.”
Reynoso v. Dibs US, Inc., 541 S.W.3d 331 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2017). “Under her fifth issue, Reynoso asserts that Texas Property Code section 24.002, governing forcible-detainer actions, does not provide for determination of issues relating to a homeowner's right to possession of the real property following foreclosure of a lien in the property in…”
Shields Ltd. P'ship v. Bradberry, 526 S.W.3d 471 (Tex. 2017). “See Tex. Prop. Code § 24.002 (authorizing a suit to obtain possession of real property from one who refuses to surrender possession).”
Coinmach Corp. F/K/A Solon Automated Servs., Inc. v. Aspenwood Apt. Corp., 417 S.W.3d 909 (Tex. 2013). “, Tex. Prop.Code § 24.002(a)(2) (providing that a person commits a forcible detainer if the person “is a tenant at will or by sufferance, including an occupant at the time of foreclosure of a lien superior to the tenant’s lease”).”
Hong Kong Dev., Inc. v. Nguyen, 229 S.W.3d 415 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2007). “See Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 24.002 (Vernon 2000).”
Nestor Mendoza, Jr. v. Annie Marie Bazan, 574 S.W.3d 594 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2019). “See TEX. PROP. CODE ANN. § 24.002(a). 3 that he did not ever acquire a deed to the property, but nonetheless, he claimed he also paid taxes on the property.”
Murphy v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., 199 S.W.3d 441 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2006). “Tex. PROp.Code Ann. § 24.002 (Vernon 2000).”
Betty Getters v. the Baytown Hous. Auth., 430 S.W.3d 578 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2014). “Tex. Prop. Code § 24.002(a); Kennedy, 203 S.”
Jelinis, LLC v. S. Bruce Hiran & Hung N. Yi, 557 S.W.3d 159 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2018). “) (stating that a person who refuses to surrender possession of real property on demand commits a forcible detainer if the person: (1) is a tenant or a subtenant wilfully and without force holding over after the termination of the tenant's right of possession; (2) is a tenant at…”
Mekeel v. U.S. Bank Nat'l Ass'n ex rel. Holders of the CSFB Mortg. Pass-through Certificates, 355 S.W.3d 349 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2011). “See Tex.Prop.Code Ann. §§ 24.002, 24.005. In Issue Three, he argues that the substitute trustee’s deed, through which U.”
A.V.A. Servs., Inc. v. Parts Indus. Corp., 949 S.W.2d 852 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 1997). “TEX.PROP.CODE ANN. § 24.002 (Vernon Supp.”
Kennedy v. Andover Place Apts., 203 S.W.3d 495 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2006). “Forcible Detainer Under Texas Property Code section 24.002, a tenant commits a forcible detainer by refusing to surrender possession of real property after the landlord has lawfully terminated the tenant’s right to possession.”
Tex. Prop. Code § 24.002(a): 38 cases
Nestor Mendoza, Jr. v. Annie Marie Bazan, 574 S.W.3d 594 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2019). “See TEX. PROP. CODE ANN. § 24.002(a). 3 that he did not ever acquire a deed to the property, but nonetheless, he claimed he also paid taxes on the property.”
Betty Getters v. the Baytown Hous. Auth., 430 S.W.3d 578 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2014). “Tex. Prop. Code § 24.002(a); Kennedy, 203 S.”
Salaymeh v. Plaza Centro, LLC, 264 S.W.3d 431 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2008).
A.V.A. Servs., Inc. v. Parts Indus. Corp., 949 S.W.2d 852 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 1997). “TEX.PROP.CODE ANN. § 24.002 (Vernon Supp.”
Kennedy v. Andover Place Apts., 203 S.W.3d 495 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2006). “Forcible Detainer Under Texas Property Code section 24.002, a tenant commits a forcible detainer by refusing to surrender possession of real property after the landlord has lawfully terminated the tenant’s right to possession.”
Tex. Prop. Code § 24.002(a)(1): 18 cases
Jessica Briones v. Brazos Bend Villa Apts., 438 S.W.3d 808 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2014).
Nestor Mendoza, Jr. v. Annie Marie Bazan, 574 S.W.3d 594 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2019). “See TEX. PROP. CODE ANN. § 24.002(a). 3 that he did not ever acquire a deed to the property, but nonetheless, he claimed he also paid taxes on the property.”
Caro v. Hous. Auth. of City of Austin, 794 S.W.2d 901 (Tex. App.—Austin 1990).
Struve v. Park Place Apts., 923 S.W.2d 50 (Tex. App.—Tyler 1995).
James Clinton Coyle v. Coyle Fam. Farm, Inc., No. 04-16-00133-CV (Tex. App.—San Antonio July 26, 2017).
Tex. Prop. Code § 24.002(a)(2): 49 cases
Coinmach Corp. F/K/A Solon Automated Servs., Inc. v. Aspenwood Apt. Corp., 417 S.W.3d 909 (Tex. 2013). “, Tex. Prop.Code § 24.002(a)(2) (providing that a person commits a forcible detainer if the person “is a tenant at will or by sufferance, including an occupant at the time of foreclosure of a lien superior to the tenant’s lease”).”
Fed. Home Loan Mortg. Corp. v. Trinh Pham, Katherine Crawford & Gary Block, 449 S.W.3d 230 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2014). “See Tex. Prop. Code § 24.002. Necessarily, then, a judgment awarding possession on a particular date does not implicate a party’s possessory right when, at a later date, another forcible detainer is committed.”
Lenz v. Bank of Am., N.A., 510 S.W.3d 667 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2016).
Terra XXI, Ltd., Terra Partners Veigel Farms, Inc., Robert W. Veigel & Ella Marie Veigel v. AG Acceptance Corp., 280 S.W.3d 414 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2008).
Harrell v. Citizens Bank & Trust Co. of Vivian, 296 S.W.3d 321 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2009).
Tex. Prop. Code § 24.002(a)(l): 1 case
It's the Berrys, LLC v. Edom Corner, LLC, 271 S.W.3d 765 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2008).
Tex. Prop. Code § 24.002(b): 23 cases
Coinmach Corp. F/K/A Solon Automated Servs., Inc. v. Aspenwood Apt. Corp., 417 S.W.3d 909 (Tex. 2013). “, Tex. Prop.Code § 24.002(a)(2) (providing that a person commits a forcible detainer if the person “is a tenant at will or by sufferance, including an occupant at the time of foreclosure of a lien superior to the tenant’s lease”).”
Betty Getters v. the Baytown Hous. Auth., 430 S.W.3d 578 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2014). “Tex. Prop. Code § 24.002(a); Kennedy, 203 S.”
U.S. Bank Nat'l Ass'n v. Freeney, 266 S.W.3d 623 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2008).
Mekeel v. U.S. Bank Nat'l Ass'n ex rel. Holders of the CSFB Mortg. Pass-through Certificates, 355 S.W.3d 349 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2011). “See Tex.Prop.Code Ann. §§ 24.002, 24.005. In Issue Three, he argues that the substitute trustee’s deed, through which U.”
Alicia Gonzalez, Ernesto Gonzalez &/or All Other Occupants 641 Milton Henry Avenue, El Paso, TX, 79932 v. Wells Fargo Bank, NA, 441 S.W.3d 709 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2014).
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