Texas holdover pre-filing recheck · 2026

What Happens After a Texas Holdover Notice to Vacate?

The notice period ending does not itself remove the tenant. Before filing, confirm the tenancy is still terminated, the notice was properly delivered, the period expired, and no stop condition remains.

Pre-filing recheck

The tenant is still physically in possession.The tenancy/right of possession is still terminated and no later agreement changed it.The Notice-to-Vacate period has expired using the correct Chapter 24 count.I can support when and how the Notice to Vacate was delivered or actually received.Any applicable §92.012 primary-residence requirement was satisfied, or no such requirement applies.No unresolved subsidized-housing, foreclosure, bankruptcy, military-service, or other specialized rule remains.No unresolved retaliation issue remains.I am not relying on a mixed nonpayment/lease-violation theory that requires a different notice path.

Do not treat the case as filing-ready yet

Resolve every unchecked item before relying on the holdover notice as the basis for filing.

Where is the eviction filed?

Texas eviction suits are filed in the Justice Court precinct where the premises is located. Under the 2026 framework, the petition must be sworn and state the facts and grounds for eviction and when and how pre-suit notice was given.

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What Happens After a Texas Holdover Notice to Vacate?

Pre-filing recheck

Do not treat the case as filing-ready yet

Where is the eviction filed?

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