Texas Notice to Vacate
Texas notice to vacate periods from the statute: 30 days to end a month-to-month tenancy. Cited and dated; prepare the notice online.
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The notice periods Texas law sets for ending a periodic tenancy, as LeaseCraft read them in the statute, with the conditions and exceptions that go with each. The guided form prepares the notice to vacate with Texas already selected.
Texas notice periods
Each period is the one LeaseCraft's record of the statute holds. Read it with the conditions under it: some periods are minimums and some apply unless the lease sets another. "Lease controls" means the record holds no statutory period for that situation, and "No pre-suit notice" means it holds no notice before filing. The source column shows the law and the date LeaseCraft read it on the official site (most recently 2026-09-27).
| Situation | Notice period | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ending a month-to-month tenancy | 30 calendar days |
Tex. Prop. Code 91.001(a),(b),(e)
Read 2026-09-27
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| Ending a week-to-week tenancy | 7 calendar days |
Tex. Prop. Code 91.001(c)
Read 2026-09-27
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| Tenant staying after the lease ends | 3 calendar days |
Tex. Prop. Code 24.005(a)
Read 2026-09-27
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What the Texas statute says
Ending a month-to-month tenancy: 30 calendar days
- Statutory text is 'one month', not 30 days: the tenancy terminates on the later of the day given in the notice or 'one month after the day on which the notice is given' (Prop. Code 91.001(a),(b)).
- Does not apply if landlord and tenant 'have agreed in an instrument signed by both parties on a different period of notice' or there is a breach of contract recognized by law (91.001(e)).
Ending a week-to-week tenancy: 7 calendar days
- Prop. Code 91.001(c): where the rent-paying period is less than a month, the tenancy ends on the later of the day given in the notice or the day after a period 'equal to the number of days in the rent-paying period' has run from the day notice is given.
Tenant staying after the lease ends: 3 calendar days
- Prop. Code 24.005(a) covers a tenant who 'holds over beyond the end of the rental term or renewal period' — same 3-day written notice to vacate (lease may vary).
Delivery, form and other Texas rules
Statewide just-cause rule
No statewide just-cause requirement
- No statewide just-cause/good-cause statute found in Prop. Code Chapters 24, 91 or 92; a month-to-month tenancy may be terminated by either party on notice under 91.001.
Tex. Prop. Code 91.001; 24.005 · read 2026-09-27
How the notice may be delivered
From 2026-01-01 (Prop. Code 24.005(f-3), S.B. 38): notice must be delivered by at least one of (1) mail, including first class, registered, 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 16 or older; or (4) if the parties agreed in writing, electronic communication including e-mail; (f-4): the method list does not apply if the tenant actually receives the notice. Former (f)-(f-2) (inside-door/outside-door sealed envelope 'IMPORTANT DOCUMENT' procedure) repealed by S.B. 38 sec. 15.
Tex. Prop. Code 24.005(f-3), (f-4) as added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., ch. 960 (S.B. 38) · read 2026-09-27
Preparing the notice
The form asks for the tenancy, the date the tenant must leave and how the notice is delivered, and states the notice period plainly. You enter the period; where LeaseCraft has verified the Texas period for ending a month-to-month tenancy, it refuses a shorter one.
Create a Texas notice to vacate
A notice is not a court order and does not by itself remove a tenant. Cities and counties can add rules. LeaseCraft is not a law firm and this is not legal advice.
Notice to Vacate rules in nearby states
Frequently asked questions
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30 calendar days, under Tex. Prop. Code 91.001(a),(b),(e). Statutory text is 'one month', not 30 days: the tenancy terminates on the later of the day given in the notice or 'one month after the day on which the notice is given' (Prop. Code 91.001(a),(b)). LeaseCraft read this at the official source on 2026-09-27.
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7 calendar days, under Tex. Prop. Code 91.001(c). Prop. Code 91.001(c): where the rent-paying period is less than a month, the tenancy ends on the later of the day given in the notice or the day after a period 'equal to the number of days in the rent-paying period' has run from the day notice is given. LeaseCraft read this at the official source on 2026-09-27.
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No statewide just-cause requirement, under Tex. Prop. Code 91.001; 24.005. No statewide just-cause/good-cause statute found in Prop. Code Chapters 24, 91 or 92; a month-to-month tenancy may be terminated by either party on notice under 91.001. LeaseCraft read this at the official source on 2026-09-27.
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From 2026-01-01 (Prop. Code 24.005(f-3), S.B. 38): notice must be delivered by at least one of (1) mail, including first class, registered, 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 16 or older; or (4) if the parties agreed in writing, electronic communication including e-mail; (f-4): the method list does not apply if the tenant actually receives the notice. Former (f)-(f-2) (inside-door/outside-door sealed envelope 'IMPORTANT DOCUMENT' procedure) repealed by S.B. 38 sec. 15. Source: Tex. Prop. Code 24.005(f-3), (f-4) as added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., ch. 960 (S.B. 38). LeaseCraft read this at the official source on 2026-09-27.
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