Free Blank Texas Eviction Notice (2026)
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| Nonpayment of rent | 3 days — 3-Day Notice to Pay Rent or Vacate (SB 38: pay-or-vacate form for a first delinquency)Source: Tex. Prop. Code § 24.005(a) (as amended by SB 38, eff. 1/1/2026) |
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| Lease violation | 3 days — no statutory right to cureSource: Tex. Prop. Code § 24.005(a) |
| Unconditional quit | 3 days — Any holdover, nonpayment, or breach — notice to vacate is unconditional unless the lease requires an opportunity to cureSource: Tex. Prop. Code § 24.005 |
| Permitted service methods | Hand delivery to the tenant or an occupant 16 or older; Affixing to the INSIDE of the main entry door; Mail (regular, registered, certified, or commercial delivery service); Electronic delivery (only if the lease authorizes it)Source: Tex. Prop. Code § 24.005(f)–(f-4) (as amended by SB 38, eff. 1/1/2026) |
| Required content | Notice to vacate must be in writing, identify the Premises and the date by which the tenant must vacate. For a first nonpayment delinquency SB 38 (2025) requires a notice giving the tenant the option to pay or vacate. Delivery: hand delivery to the tenant or an occupant 16 or older, mail (including commercial delivery), affixing to the inside of the main entry door, or electronic delivery if the lease authorizes it (§ 24.005(f)–(f-4)); outside-door posting is no longer a listed method. If the lease requires a separate notice of default before the notice to vacate, both must be given. |
| CARES Act note | Under Tex. Prop. Code § 24.005(c-1) (SB 38, eff. 1/1/2026) a landlord of a CARES Act-covered property may file after the state notice period expires; the federal 30-day period delays issuance of the writ of possession, not the filing. This generator still prints a 30-day notice when the CARES box is checked because the federal notice content is required either way.Source: 15 U.S.C. § 9058(c) |
| Statute | Tex. Prop. Code Ch. 24 (Forcible Entry and Detainer); Tex. R. Civ. P. 510 |
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