federal requirement.
(d) In all situations in which the entry by the occupant was a forcible entry under Section 24.001, the person entitled to possession must give the occupant oral or written notice to vacate before the landlord files a forcible entry and detainer suit. The notice to vacate under this subsection may be to vacate immediately or by a specified deadline.
(e) If the lease or applicable state or federal law or rule requires a landlord to give a tenant an opportunity to respond to a notice of proposed eviction before filing an eviction suit:
(1) the notice period in a notice to pay rent or vacate or notice to vacate under Subsection (a) may, at the landlord's discretion, run concurrently with the period provided for the tenant to respond to the notice of proposed eviction; and
(2) the notice to pay rent or vacate or notice to vacate may include the required opportunity to respond to the notice of proposed eviction.
(f) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 960 (S.B. 38), Sec. 15(1), eff. January 1, 2026.
(f-1) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 960 (S.B. 38), Sec. 15(1), eff. January 1, 2026.
(f-2) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 960 (S.B. 38), Sec. 15(1), eff. January 1, 2026.
(f-3) A notice required by this section must be delivered using at least one of the following methods:
(1) mail, including first class mail, registered mail, certified mail, or a delivery service;
(2) delivery to the inside of the premises, in a conspicuous place;
(3) hand delivery to any tenant of the premises who is 16 years of age or older; or
(4) if the parties have agreed in writing, electronic communication, including e-mail or other electronic means.
(f-4) Subsection (f-3) does not apply if the tenant actually receives the notice.
(g) Repealed by