Texas HB2454 allows property owners to request sheriffs to remove unauthorized occupants from residential properties.

Texas HB2454, also known as the Texas Home Ownership Protection and Enforcement Act, allows owners of residential real property or their agents to request sheriffs to remove unauthorized occupants from their property. The sheriff must verify the complaint, serve a notice to vacate, and put the owner in possession of the property. The sheriff may charge a fee for remaining on the property to keep the peace. The act also creates criminal offenses for presenting false documents related to real property and for selling or leasing property without legal authority.

Texas HB2454 allows property owners to request sheriffs to remove unauthorized occupants from residential properties.

Texas HB2454, also known as the Texas Home Ownership Protection and Enforcement Act, allows owners of residential real property or their agents to request sheriffs to remove unauthorized occupants from their property. The sheriff must verify the complaint, serve a notice to vacate, and put the owner in possession of the property. The sheriff may charge a fee for remaining on the property to keep the peace. The act also creates criminal offenses for presenting false documents related to real property and for selling or leasing property without legal authority.