Texas HB3518 allows property owners to request sheriffs to remove unauthorized occupants from residential real property.

Texas HB3518 amends the Texas Property Code to allow property owners or their agents to request sheriffs to remove unauthorized occupants from residential real property. The bill outlines conditions for such removals, including that the property was not open to the public, is not subject to pending litigation, and the occupant is not a tenant or family member. The sheriff must verify the complaint and serve a notice to vacate. If the occupant does not submit an affidavit, the sheriff must put the owner in possession of the property.

Texas HB3518 allows property owners to request sheriffs to remove unauthorized occupants from residential real property.

Texas HB3518 amends the Texas Property Code to allow property owners or their agents to request sheriffs to remove unauthorized occupants from residential real property. The bill outlines conditions for such removals, including that the property was not open to the public, is not subject to pending litigation, and the occupant is not a tenant or family member. The sheriff must verify the complaint and serve a notice to vacate. If the occupant does not submit an affidavit, the sheriff must put the owner in possession of the property.