Texas Eviction Notice (Notice to Pay Rent or Vacate (3 days))
Texas gives a tenant 3 days after service of the notice to pay the rent demanded or move out. At least three days' written notice to pay rent or vacate before a forcible detainer suit, unless the written lease sets a different period. This draft prints the notice under Tex. Prop. Code § 24.005(a), (f-3) (as amended by S.B. 38, eff. Jan. 1, 2026) with your facts, counts the deadline from the day you serve it, and lists the delivery methods Texas accepts. Free preview; $29 for the PDF.
- Pay-or-quit notice period
- 3 days after service
- How the days are counted
- The statute fixes at least three days' written notice; the generator excludes the day of delivery and moves a weekend ending to Monday.
- Statute the notice cites
- Tex. Prop. Code § 24.005(a), (f-3) (as amended by S.B. 38, eff. Jan. 1, 2026)
- Service methods accepted
- Hand-delivered to a tenant 16 or older; Delivered to the inside of the premises in a conspicuous place; Mail or delivery service; Electronic delivery (agreed in writing)
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