Tex. Prop. Code Section 24.003
Substitution of Parties


If a tenancy for a term expires while the tenant’s suit for forcible entry is pending, the landlord may prosecute the suit in the tenant’s name for the landlord’s benefit and at the landlord’s expense. It is immaterial whether the tenant received possession from the landlord or became a tenant after obtaining possession of the property.
Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3515, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 891, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 26, 1985.

Source: Section 24.003 — Substitution of Parties, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.­24.­htm#24.­003 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).

Accessed:
Apr. 20, 2024

§ 24.003’s source at texas​.gov