Texas Notice to Pay Rent or Vacate

Texas Notice to Pay Rent or Vacate

Before use: Use this focused form only for a nonpayment-only eviction when the tenant was not late or delinquent before the month of this notice. Texas Property Code § 24.005(a) requires a pay-rent-or-vacate notice in that situation. For a previously late tenant or another notice choice, see the broader Texas nonpayment notice. Set the deadline from the applicable written lease or agreement and § 24.0042.

Date of notice: [__/__/____]

To tenant(s): [FULL LEGAL NAME(S)]

Rental premises: [STREET ADDRESS, UNIT, CITY, TEXAS ZIP]

Landlord: [NAME]

Landlord or agent contact: [ADDRESS, PHONE, EMAIL]

Prior-payment-history check: ☐ The tenant was not late or delinquent in paying rent before this notice month. If this cannot be confirmed, do not serve this focused form until the proper notice route is selected.

Federal covered-dwelling check: ☐ Not covered by 15 U.S.C. § 9058 ☐ Covered; the vacate date below is at least 30 days after this notice is provided ☐ Coverage unresolved; confirm before serving. Basis checked: [________________________________]

Texas primary-residence mailing check (§ 92.012): ☐ No qualifying written request was made at lease signing or renewal ☐ Tenant made a qualifying request and gave a primary-residence address; this notice is mailed to [ADDRESS] on [DATE].

Rent due

You have not paid the following rent due under the [WRITTEN LEASE / ORAL RENTAL AGREEMENT]:

Payment record or explanation of amount: [________________________________]

This notice requests the unpaid rent stated above. Any other charge or dispute is separate from the amount required to satisfy this notice.

Pay rent or vacate

Pay the total unpaid rent of $[________] OR vacate and deliver possession of the premises by [DATE AND TIME].

Pay by: [PERMITTED PAYMENT METHODS AND COMPLETE PAYMENT ADDRESS OR PORTAL]

For payment questions or a receipt, contact: [NAME, PHONE, EMAIL]

If you do neither by the stated deadline, the landlord may file a forcible detainer suit in the appropriate court. Only a court process can order possession; this notice does not itself remove you from the premises.

Notice period used: ☐ At least three days under Tex. Prop. Code § 24.005(a) ☐ [NUMBER] days under the written lease or agreement, section [____], which states: [EXACT NOTICE-PERIOD TERM]

Date the notice period begins: [__/__/____] Calculated last day: [__/__/____]

For the statutory period, exclude the day of the event that begins it. Include Saturdays, Sundays, and state or federal holidays; if the last day falls on one of those days, extend it to the next day that is not one. Tex. Prop. Code § 24.0042.

If the dwelling is covered by 15 U.S.C. § 9058, the vacate deadline above must be at least 30 days after this notice is provided, even if the Texas or agreed period is shorter.

Signature

Landlord or authorized agent: _________________________ Date: [__/__/____]

Printed name and capacity: [________________________________]

Delivery record

Complete after delivery. Tex. Prop. Code § 24.005(f-3) permits at least one of these methods:

☐ Mailed by [FIRST CLASS / REGISTERED / CERTIFIED / DELIVERY SERVICE] to [ADDRESS] on [DATE]; tracking, if any: [____].

☐ Delivered inside the premises in a conspicuous place on [DATE] at [TIME]; location: [____].

☐ Hand delivered to tenant [NAME], age 16 or older, on [DATE] at [TIME].

☐ Sent by [EMAIL / OTHER ELECTRONIC METHOD] on [DATE] at [TIME], under the parties' written agreement dated [DATE]; destination: [____].

Delivered by: [NAME AND CAPACITY] Signature: _________________________ Date: [__/__/____]

Supporting delivery record attached: [DESCRIPTION / NONE]

Related templates: Broader Texas Nonpayment Notice · Texas Notice to Cure or Vacate (Lease Violation)

Official sources: Texas Property Code Chapter 24 · § 92.012 · 15 U.S.C. § 9058