Showing ordinances that apply to Shady Hollow, TX
Shady Hollow is an unincorporated community (population 4,822) in Travis County, Texas. Because Shady Hollow is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Travis County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The just cause eviction rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Travis County follows Texas Property Code Chapter 24 for evictions. Texas is a landlord-friendly state with no just-cause requirement. Landlords may terminate month-to-month tenancies with 30 days written notice for any non-discriminatory reason.
Texas Property Code §24.005 requires a 3-day notice to vacate before filing eviction suit (forcible detainer) in Justice Court, unless the lease specifies a different notice period. Travis County eviction cases are filed in one of five Justice of the Peace precincts based on the property location. The City of Austin passed a notice-of-proposed-eviction ordinance (Austin City Code §5-1-1000) requiring 60-day notice, but this applies only inside Austin city limits, not unincorporated Travis County. Tenants in federally-assisted housing receive CARES Act 30-day notice protections.
Self-help eviction (changing locks, removing belongings, shutting off utilities) is prohibited under Texas Property Code §92.0081 and subjects landlord to one month rent plus $1,000 in damages per occurrence plus actual damages and attorney fees.
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