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2025 Texas Statutes
Property Code
Title 4 - Actions and Remedies
Chapter 24 - Forcible Entry and Detainer
Section 24.011. Nonlawyer Representation

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TX Prop § 24.011 (2025)
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Sec. 24.011. NONLAWYER REPRESENTATION. (a) In an eviction suit in justice court, the parties may represent themselves or be represented by their authorized agents, who need not be attorneys.

(b) In an appeal of an eviction suit for nonpayment of rent in a county or district court, an owner of a multifamily residential property may be represented by the owner's authorized agent, who need not be an attorney.

Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 891, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 26, 1985. Renumbered from Sec. 24.009 by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 5.01(a)(49), eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1205, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Amended by:

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 904 (H.B. 3879), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 960 (S.B. 38), Sec. 14, eff. January 1, 2026.

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