Notice to Vacate

• 1). Upon non-payment of rent, provide the tenant a notice to vacate the premises in writing. Present this notice to the tenant by personal delivery or certified mail with a return receipt requested.
  
  
• 2). Three days after the tenant has received the written notice to vacate the property, file for eviction with the county court. In Texas, the filing fees for eviction will be about $72. This fee incorporates all court costs and document filing with the clerk's office. At this point you will receive a court date for the eviction hearing.
  
  
• 3). During the court hearing for eviction, provide proof of non-payment by the tenant. Ledgers and account statements are acceptable to the court. Should the tenant fail to appear, providing the evidence is typically enough to rule in the favor of the plaintiff (in this case the landlord/property manager) and will invoke the right to evict.
  
  
• 4). If the tenant still occupies the property five days after the eviction hearing, present the tenant with a Writ of Possession, which is issued by the court. The Writ of Possession, however, comes with an additional fee in Texas of around $155 to legally evict a tenant from a property that they still occupy.