3 Day Notice to Pay Rent or Vacate Texas

A Three(3) Day Notice to Pay Rent or Vacate must be served to tenants before an eviction suit can be filed in Texas (Article 24.005, Texas Property Code.) Here is more information on how the process works and the timeline: Texas Eviction Process

THREE DAY NOTICE TO PAY RENT OR VACATE

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Date*
MM slash DD slash YYYY
TO:*
Address notice to ALL adult occupants including those who may have moved out.
Address*
Insert address of leased property
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT YOU ARE INDEBTED TO US IN THE SUM OF:
Insert amount owed by the tenant. Do not include late fees or any other additional fees.
FOR THE RENT AND USE OF THE ABOVE REFERENCED PREMISES IN*

Enter the name of the county where the property is located.
COUNTY, TEXAS, NOW OCCUPIED BY YOU AND THAT WE DEMAND PAYMENT OF SAID RENT OR THAT YOU SURRENDER POSSESSION OF THE SAID PREMISES WITHIN THREE (3) DAYS (EXCLUDING SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND LEGAL HOLIDAYS) FROM THE DATE OF DELIVERY OF THIS NOTICE: ON OR BEFORE*
MM slash DD slash YYYY

Count three days from the delivery of the notice. Don’t include Saturday, Sunday, Legal Holidays, and the day of delivery of the notice. If you are mailing the notice add five additional days to the three-day notice.
YOUR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS NOTICE MAY RESULT IN EVICTION PROCEEDINGS BEING INSTITUTED AGAINST YOU PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 24.005, TEXAS PROPERTY CODE.
Owner/Agent Printed Name*
Signature*
Owner/Company Name, Address and Telephone Number*
Certificate of Service
I hereby certify that a copy of the above notice was:
- Personal delivery to the tenant or to a person residing at the premises who is 16 years of age or older
- Personal delivery to the premises and affixing the notice to the inside of the main entry door
- USPS Certified Mail® return receipt requested
Personally delivered to:
Mailed on:
Personally delivered on:
Certified Mail Tracking Number
Delivered by:

A Quick Overview of How to Fill Out and Serve the Notice

How to Calculate the 3 Days Expiration Date

The tenant must have three full days to pay rent or vacate. The 3 days should not include the day of delivery, Saturday, Sunday and Legal Holidays. If you are mailing the notice add five days to the expiration date.

For example: If you are mailing on Monday, the expiration date should be Thursday.

How to Serve the Notice

Personal delivery to the tenant or to a person residing at the premises who is 16 years of age or older
Post the notice to the inside of the main entry door Take a photo, tag it with a location.
Mail the notice (add 5 Additional Days to the expiration)

Sec. 24.005. NOTICE TO VACATE PRIOR TO FILING EVICTION SUIT. (a) If the occupant is a tenant under a written lease or oral rental agreement, the landlord must give a tenant who defaults or holds over beyond the end of the rental term or renewal period at least three days’ written notice to vacate the premises before the landlord files a forcible detainer suit, unless the parties have contracted for a shorter or longer notice period in a written lease or agreement. A landlord who files a forcible detainer suit on grounds that the tenant is holding over beyond the end of the rental term or renewal period must also comply with the tenancy termination requirements of Section 91.001. TEXAS PROPERTY CODE CHAPTER 24.005

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