Eviction Process

Texas gives tenants specific ways to slow an eviction: appealing to county court within 5 days, filing a Statement of Inability instead of an appeal bond, and the built-in delay before a writ of possession can be executed.

What “squatters’ rights” means in Texas: the adverse possession time limits that can lead to title, and how a property owner removes an unauthorized occupant through the eviction process, including the faster track added by SB 38.