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Pick the situation that is yours and put in each date once, on the stage it belongs to. The page shows the stage you are at and the period the statutes set after it, with whose period it is and the section it comes from. It says what the law sets, never what to do about it.

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Which situation is yours

The notice to vacate, the writ after the judgment, and the warning posted before it is carried out.

  1. Stage 1 · What the statutes set next

    The notice to vacate before an eviction suit

    Period
    At least 3 days
    From
    Written notice to vacate
    Whose
    The landlord

    Before filing against a tenant who defaults or holds over, the landlord gives at least three days' written notice to vacate, unless the written lease or agreement sets a shorter or longer period.

    The whole of it: Being Evicted →Prop. Code 24.005

  2. Stage 2 · Later in the statutes

    The earliest a writ of possession may issue

    Period
    6 days
    From
    The eviction judgment
    Whose
    The court

    The writ may not issue before the sixth day after the judgment is rendered, unless a possession bond has been filed and approved.

    The whole of it: Being Evicted →Prop. Code 24.0061

  3. Stage 3 · Later in the statutes

    The warning posted before a writ is carried out

    Period
    24 hours
    From
    Posting the written warning on the front door
    Whose
    The sheriff or constable

    The writ is carried out on or after the date and time the warning states, and no sooner than 24 hours after it is posted on the outside of the front door.

    The whole of it: Being Evicted →Prop. Code 24.0061

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What the law asks of each side between them, a step at a time: Two Notices And A New Lock

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