Texas Property Code 54.025 – Distress Warrant
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Terms Used In Texas Property Code 54.025
- Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
The person to whom rent is payable under a building lease or the person’s agent, attorney, assign, or other legal representative may apply to the justice of the peace in the precinct in which the building is located for a distress warrant if the tenant:
(1) owes rent;
(2) is about to abandon the building; or
(3) is about to remove the tenant’s property from the building.