First Eviction

[Jordan Owens]

I bought a property at foreclosure auction.  It is occupied.  I posted notice to vacate.  No response to door knocks.  Heard dogs barking inside.  3 days later filed petition to evict against previous owner.  Got a call after filing petition from occupant.  Occupant is not the previous owner, but someone else.  Do I need to re-file the petition to evict against the occupant?  Does the petition to evict against the owner apply to other occupants?  What should I do?

City: Kyle

County: Hays

State: TX

[Vincent V.]

Alternatively, you can talk to the occupant and ask them to leave or you can pay them,let say $500 or $1000 to move out without trashing your place; you'll pay them after they've moved, of course.  It would cost you that much with a lawyer to evict them anyway and they might wreck before they leave.  Just a thought.

Good luck!