[Texas]Eviction. Non-rent paying tenant
Hey r/legaladvice, I am currently living with my mom and step dad and earlier this week I was given an eviction notice from them. From what I've been able to find on my own Texas law says that they must give me a 30 day notice. The floor in my room is made of some fake hardwood floor. It's made up of individual pieces the same lengths as a regular hardwood floor but they are centimeters thick. When I moved in, a piece of the floor was sticking up, and since I have lived here my foot has been caught on it multiple times. Now an area of about 1.25'x1.25' has been removed from the floor all because my foot has been caught by the wood sticking up a few times. This was not done on purpose it was purely accidental. Because of this my step dad is claiming that Texas law says he can evict me within 3 days for destruction of property. He recorded me during the conversation (without my permission) when he handed me the eviction notice and said he has pictures of the floor before I moved in and it wasn't messed up. I know this isn't true because the board was sticking up when I moved in. Can anyone confirm that this is Texas law? Since the board was broken before I moved in am I still accountable for it? I don't have means to fight this in court. The eviction notice says if I don't leave by tomorrow at noon he will file an eviction lawsuit. What does that mean? What happens if I don't leave? Thanks for any help/advice you're able to provide. If you need more information let me know.
Edit: Grammar
Posted Jan 5, 2017, 11:15 PM UTC · edited