Texas Notice to Vacate Deadline Calculator
Calculate when your Texas notice to vacate period ends. Enter the delivery date and applicable notice period below.
Calculate your deadline
If you are preparing the notice in advance, you can use the planned delivery date and mark it as planned below.
Do not assume three days if your written lease provides a different notice period.
Is this date confirmed or planned?
Texas defaults to three days in many Chapter 24 cases, but a written lease can set a different period. Enter the period that actually applies to your tenancy.
Your calculated deadline will appear here.
Select a delivery date and confirm the notice period.
Legal information reviewed September 3, 2026.
How Texas counts the notice period
Texas Property Code §24.0042 supplies the Chapter 24 counting rule. Once you know the correct delivery/start date and the number of notice days, the calculation works like this:
Do not count the day of the event that starts the period.
Count Saturdays, Sundays, and state or federal holidays in the middle of the period.
Count the last day of the period.
If the last day is a Saturday, Sunday, or state/federal holiday, extend to the next qualifying day.
Do weekends count?
Yes. Saturdays and Sundays count when they fall in the middle of the period. The special rule applies when the final day itself lands on a weekend or qualifying holiday.
Does the delivery day count?
No. The event that starts the period is excluded. The following calendar day is Day 1.
Example: three-day notice delivered on Monday
If a qualifying three-day period begins from a Monday delivery and no final-day holiday applies:
Delivery day
Not counted
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Is a Texas Notice to Vacate always three days?
No. Three days is the ordinary statutory default under §24.005(a), but a written lease or agreement can provide a shorter or longer period.
That means this calculator needs two inputs: the correct delivery/start date and the notice period that actually applies to the tenancy.
If you are not certain what period applies, use the full Texas Nonpayment Tool instead of guessing.
If you mailed the notice, do not automatically use the mailing date
Senate Bill 38 repealed former §24.005(f-2), which contained a special statutory deemed-delivery rule. The current statute still authorizes mail, but it does not recreate that former provision.
The 2026 Texas Justice Court Training Center Evictions Deskbook says a court should try to determine when mailed notice was received, using a signature date if one exists or applying a three-day delivery presumption for other mail. Read the official TJCTC deskbook.
This public calculator does not decide a disputed mailing fact. Use a supportable delivery/start date or work through the mailing facts in the full Texas tool.
Need more than the deadline?
The full Texas nonpayment workflow checks the written lease, prior delinquency, notice choice, delivery method, special housing issues, and the facts needed to prepare the appropriate notice.
Texas nonpayment notice deadline FAQ
Does the delivery day count as Day 1?
No. Section 24.0042 excludes the day of the event that begins the period. The next calendar day is Day 1.
Do Saturdays and Sundays count?
Yes, when they fall inside the period. If the last day lands on Saturday or Sunday, the last day extends forward under §24.0042.
Do holidays count?
State and federal holidays count when they occur in the middle of the period. If the final day is a state or federal holiday, the period extends to the next qualifying day.
Is a Texas nonpayment notice always three days?
No. Three days is the statutory default under §24.005(a), but a written lease or agreement may provide a shorter or longer period.
Can I use this calculator for a notice I mailed today?
Not by treating today's mailing date as automatic delivery. Current TJCTC guidance recognizes receipt evidence and a three-day delivery presumption for other mail, but this calculator does not decide a disputed mailing fact. Use a supportable delivery/start date or the full Texas tool.
Primary legal sources
These are the authorities used for the calculator and explanations above. They are placed here so the calculator and answer stay first.
- Texas Property Code Chapter 24, including §§24.0042 and 24.005.
- Texas Justice Court Training Center, 2026 Evictions Deskbook, including mailed-notice receipt guidance.
- Texas Government Code Chapter 662, including §662.003(b) state holidays.
- Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, including Rule 510.4.
- U.S. Office of Personnel Management federal holiday reference.
This calculator provides general educational information about Texas Chapter 24 time computation. It does not determine whether a notice is legally sufficient, which notice type applies, the correct contractual notice period, or whether an eviction should be filed. It is not legal advice.