Texas SB465 amends the Penal Code to allow property owners to request the removal of unauthorized occupants and increases penalties for property.

Texas SB465 amends the Penal Code to allow property owners or their agents to request the 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 increases penalties for property damage, including new offenses for presenting false documents and fraudulent sale or lease of residential property. The act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Texas SB465 amends the Penal Code to allow property owners to request the removal of unauthorized occupants and increases penalties for property.

Texas SB465 amends the Penal Code to allow property owners or their agents to request the 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 increases penalties for property damage, including new offenses for presenting false documents and fraudulent sale or lease of residential property. The act takes effect September 1, 2025.