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Title 4 - Actions and Remedies
Chapter 24B - Removal of Certain Unauthorized Occupants of Real Property
Section 24B.005. Action for Wrongful Removal
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TX Prop § 24B.005 (2025)
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Sec. 24B.005. ACTION FOR WRONGFUL REMOVAL. (a) A person who is wrongfully removed, or whose personal property is wrongfully removed, from a dwelling or other real property under this chapter may bring an action under this section to:
(1) recover possession of the real property; and
(2) recover from the person who requested the wrongful removal:
(A) actual damages;
(B) exemplary damages equal to three times the fair market rent of the dwelling;
(C) court costs; and
(D) reasonable attorney's fees.
(b) The court shall set an action brought under this section for hearing at the earliest practicable date to expedite the action.
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 817 (S.B. 1333), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2025.
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