Sell Your Tired Landlord House Fast in Texas

Texas is one of the most landlord-friendly states in the country, and there is no statewide rent control or just-cause eviction requirement — the Texas Property Code Section 92 governs the landlord-tenant relationship, and cities are explicitly preempted from enacting rent control under Texas Local Government Code Section 214.902. When a landlord sells a tenant-occupied property, the new owner steps into the seller's shoes and must honor any existing written lease through its term; tenants are not automatically displaced by a sale, but month-to-month tenants can be ended with a 30-day written notice under Texas Property Code Section 91.001. If a tenant needs to be removed after the sale, the formal eviction process runs through the local Justice of the Peace court — Texas calls this a 'forcible detainer' action — and from filing to a writ of possession typically takes 3 to 5 weeks in most Texas counties, though constable scheduling can add additional days. Landlords selling with tenants in place must also return security deposits within 30 days of the tenant vacating under Section 92.103, and failure to do so can expose the seller or buyer — whoever retains the deposit — to liability for three times the deposit amount plus attorney's fees.

• Cash offer within 24 hours
• Close in 7 days or on your schedule
• Buy as-is — no repairs required
• We pay all closing costs
• No agents, no commissions