{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-24.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Property Code § 24.003","heading":"SUBSTITUTION OF PARTIES.","body":"If a tenancy for a term expires while the tenant's suit for forcible entry is pending, the landlord may prosecute the suit in the tenant's name for the landlord's benefit and at the landlord's expense. It is immaterial whether the tenant received possession from the landlord or became a tenant after obtaining possession of the property.\nActs 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3515, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 891, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 26, 1985.","path":["PROPERTY CODE","TITLE 4. ACTIONS AND REMEDIES","CHAPTER 24. FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.24.htm#24.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:37Z","sha256":"c8ae94684fb7443bfcdd50fcc70f5ce10410511c09de09c0f90fdab9a38d4ba1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-24.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-24.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}