Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 80.002
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 80.002, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 80.002. TRESPASS.
Official statutory text
A trespass occurs when an individual:
(1) erects or places a sign on premises without the permission of the owner of the premises; or
(2) after the expiration or termination of an agreement with the owner of the premises for the erection, placement, or maintenance of a sign on the premises and before the expiration of the period described by Section 80.003(b)(2), fails to remove or abandons a sign or fails to obtain from the owner of the premises permission for the continued use or maintenance of the sign on the premises.
(1) erects or places a sign on premises without the permission of the owner of the premises; or
(2) after the expiration or termination of an agreement with the owner of the premises for the erection, placement, or maintenance of a sign on the premises and before the expiration of the period described by Section 80.003(b)(2), fails to remove or abandons a sign or fails to obtain from the owner of the premises permission for the continued use or maintenance of the sign on the premises.
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