Property Code §24.001

In force on Jun 26, 2020 · this text took effect Sep 01, 1989 · same as today's text

FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER

(a) A person commits a forcible entry and detainer if the person enters the real property of another without legal authority or by force and refuses to surrender possession on demand. (b) For the purposes of this chapter, a forcible entry is: (1) an entry without the consent of the person in actual possession of the property; (2) an entry without the consent of a tenant at will or by sufferance; or (3) an entry without the consent of a person who acquired possession by forcible entry.

History: Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3514, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 688, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Nov 08, 2026.

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Effective Sep 01, 1989 · seen Nov 2026–Nov 2026

Attorney General opinions that cite it

KP-0324 (Jun 26, 2020): Authority of local governmental entities operating under local emergency declarations, to delay, prohibit, or restrict eviction procedures established by the Legislature in chapter 24 of the Property Code
GA-0112 (May 05, 2003): Whether a private process server may serve citation in a forcible entry and detainer suit

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