Q: 3 day notice to vacate in Texas. Lying landlord.
We are already moving out, but we got a 3 day notice on our door and then a text from the landlord that I must reply today by end of day or she will proceed with eviction. Don’t I have 3 days to respond? Or can she really proceed if I don’t reply the day she gave us the 3 day notice?
A:
A 3-day notice to vacate is given when a tenant has not paid their rent in full in a timely manner. Whether you respond to the notice or not, the landlord can proceed with the eviction three days after the notice was given unless the tenant has fully paid all rent which has accrued and surrendered possession of the premises.
If you have not bought a new place to live, you should avoid getting an eviction on your record. A number of services provide landlords with information on previous evictions for tenant applicants, and many landlords logically will not rent to tenants with a prior eviction history.
In order to be entitled to a refund of any portion of a security deposit, a tenant must provide a landlord with his/her new mailing address.
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