Texas HB2131 amends property laws to allow property owners to request removal of unauthorized occupants and criminalizes fraudulent real property.

Texas HB2131 amends the Penal Code to allow property owners or their agents to request a sheriff to remove unauthorized occupants from residential real property. The sheriff must serve a notice to vacate and put the owner in possession of the property. The bill also creates criminal offenses for presenting false documents for real property transactions and for selling, renting, or leasing property without legal authority. Penalties for these offenses range from Class A misdemeanors to felonies, depending on the amount of pecuniary loss. The bill takes effect September 1, 2025.

Texas HB2131 amends property laws to allow property owners to request removal of unauthorized occupants and criminalizes fraudulent real property.

Texas HB2131 amends the Penal Code to allow property owners or their agents to request a sheriff to remove unauthorized occupants from residential real property. The sheriff must serve a notice to vacate and put the owner in possession of the property. The bill also creates criminal offenses for presenting false documents for real property transactions and for selling, renting, or leasing property without legal authority. Penalties for these offenses range from Class A misdemeanors to felonies, depending on the amount of pecuniary loss. The bill takes effect September 1, 2025.