Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Texas

Re: notices on terminating right of occupancy

A notice to vacate is only the first step in the eviction process. Three days notice is the general rule unless your lease says something different. Posting on the inside of the door is proper. If you don't move out when the notice says, the next step for the landlord is to file an eviction suit with the justice of the peace. You will be served with papers with the date of your hearing. If the judge rules in favor of the landlord, you still have five days to either move or appeal. You are not evicted until the judge says you are evicted.