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Supreme Court of Texas, Defendant/Tenant’s Answer in an Eviction Case (2024-12-12)

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Supreme Court of Texas, Defendant/Tenant’s Answer in an Eviction Case (2024-12-12)
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Texas (state)
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Instructions:
1. Case Number – Leave this blank. The Clerk’s office will fill in the Case Number when you
file this form.
2. Name of Plaintiff/Landlord – Write the Landlord’s name (not the landlord’s authorized
agent).
3. Name of Defendant(s)/Tenant(s) – Write the names of the tenants you want to evict
who are named in the oral or written lease.
4. Precinct/Place Number – Write in the precinct number of the justice precinct in which
the Property is located. If you do not know, ask the court clerk or check the court’s
website.
5. County, Texas – Write in the name of the county in which the Property is located.
6. Court Time AND Court Date – Leave these blank. The Clerk’s office will fill in this
information when you file the form.
7. Complaint – Write the street address, unit number (if any), city, and state of the
Property.
8. Service of Citation – Write each Defendant’s name, their usual place of residence, or
other address where they may regularly be found.
9. Lease – Check the box next to the type of lease the Defendant/Tenant has (written or
oral) and write in the dates the lease began and ends.
Ɣ Check whether the Defendant/Tenant pays rent monthly or weekly.
Ɣ If the Defendant/Tenant gets a rent subsidy or voucher, write in the amount of
the subsidy.
Ɣ Write in the Defendant/Tenant’s portion of the rent.
Ɣ Write in the total amount of rent due each week or month.
10. Grounds for Eviction: Check all that may apply.
Ɣ If the Defendant/Tenant did not pay rent as obligated under the written or oral
lease, check the box next to “Failure to Fully Pay Rent as Grounds for Eviction.”
List each month in which Defendant/Tenant did not fully pay rent and the
amount unpaid for that month. List the TOTAL unpaid rent for all months
(without late fees or other non-rent sums).
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