Tex.
Prop. Code Section 91.001
Notice for Terminating Certain Tenancies
(a)
A monthly tenancy or a tenancy from month to month may be terminated by the tenant or the landlord giving notice of termination to the other.(b)
If a notice of termination is given under Subsection (a) and if the rent-paying period is at least one month, the tenancy terminates on whichever of the following days is the later:(1)
the day given in the notice for termination; or(2)
one month after the day on which the notice is given.(c)
If a notice of termination is given under Subsection (a) and if the rent-paying period is less than a month, the tenancy terminates on whichever of the following days is the later:(1)
the day given in the notice for termination; or(2)
the day following the expiration of the period beginning on the day on which notice is given and extending for a number of days equal to the number of days in the rent-paying period.(d)
If a tenancy terminates on a day that does not correspond to the beginning or end of a rent-paying period, the tenant is liable for rent only up to the date of termination.(e)
Subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) do not apply if:(1)
a landlord and a tenant have agreed in an instrument signed by both parties on a different period of notice to terminate the tenancy or that no notice is required; or(2)
there is a breach of contract recognized by law.
Source:
Section 91.001 — Notice for Terminating Certain Tenancies, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.91.htm#91.001 (accessed May 26, 2025).
