Texas Property Code Chapter 24 allows Austin landlords to terminate month-to-month tenancies or refuse to renew fixed-term leases without cause, requiring only proper written notice; Austin imposes no just-cause requirement on private landlords.
Texas is a no-fault eviction state. Under Section 91.001, an Austin landlord may end a month-to-month tenancy with one month's written notice. Fixed-term leases simply expire. After lease expiration or notice period, the landlord must give a three-day notice to vacate under Section 24.005, unless the lease specifies a different period, then file forcible detainer in Travis County Justice Court. Austin has not adopted a just-cause ordinance overriding state law. Federally subsidized housing (LIHTC, Section 8 project-based, public housing through HACA) does require good cause under federal program rules. Tenants may still raise retaliation defenses under Section 92.331 if eviction follows protected activity.
An Austin landlord who skips written notice or files eviction before the notice period expires loses the case in justice court. Tenants may also raise retaliation defenses under Section 92.331 if eviction follows protected activity.
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