Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 15.0115 · Subchapter B. MANDATORY VENUE
LANDLORD-TENANT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as provided by another statute prescribing mandatory venue, a suit between a landlord and a tenant arising under a lease shall be brought in the county in which all or a part of the real property is located.
(b) In this section, "lease" means any written or oral agreement between a landlord and a tenant that establishes or modifies the terms, conditions, or other provisions relating to the use and occupancy of the real property that is the subject of the agreement.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 138, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.15.htm
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