A Texas 3-day notice to quit (non-payment of rent) is used by a landlord to notify a tenant of non-payment of rent. The notice states the tenant will have at least three days to remedy the total rent due or to vacate the premises before the landlord files a forcible detainer suit unless otherwise stated in the lease agreement.
Laws – § 24.005
Delivery of notice must be made in the following ways:
- Notice by personal delivery to the tenant or any person residing at the property who is 16 years of age or older
- Delivery by affixing the notice to the inside of the main entry door
- Notice by regular mail, certified mail, or registered mail with return receipt requested
How to Write
Complete the notice by finishing every empty field with the following information:
- Name of County where the tenant’s rental unit resides
- Name and address of tenant
- Amount of money owed and the time period it was due
- Date signed
- Signature of landlord and his/her address
- Date notice is delivered
- Check method of delivery
- Signature of person serving notice and the date