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Unlawful Seizure Of Property Form - Texas

UNLAWFUL SEIZURE OF PROPERTY

DATE: ________________________________

ATTENTION: _______________________________________

(LANDLORD/AGENT/MANAGER)

I, __________________________________, am a tenant at _____________________________

_____________________________________. On ________________________

(DATE SEIZED)

you or your agent unlawfully seized my property in violation of Subchapter C of Chapter 54 of

the Texas Property Code. Unless these items are released immediately, I will pursue the legal

remedies provided for in section 54.046 of this statue.

SIGNED:______________________________________________________________________

SUBCHAPTER C. RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD’S LIEN

Sec. 54.041. Lien

A landlord of a single or multifamily residence has a lien for unpaid rent that is due. The lien attaches to nonexempt

property that is in the residence or that the tenant has stored in a storage room. Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3560, ch.

576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1,1984.

Sec. 54.042. Exemptions

A lien under this subchapter does not attach to:

1) wearing apparel;

2) tools, apparatus, and books of a trade or profession;

3) schoolbooks;

4) a family library;

5) family portraits and pictures;

6) one couch, two living room chairs, and a dining table and chairs;

7) beds and bedding;

8) kitchen furniture and utensils;

9) food and foodstuffs;

10) medicine and medical supplies;

11) one automobile and one truck;

12) agricultural implements;

13) children’s toys not commonly used by adults;

14) goods that the landlord or the landlord’s agent knows are owned by a person other than the tenant or an

occupant of the residence; and

15) goods that the landlord or the landlord’s agent knows are subject to a recorded chattel mortgage or

financing agreement.

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3560, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 305, Sec. 1,

eff. Aug. 26, 1985.

Rev. 0 1/10

Unlawful Seizure Of Property Form - Texas