Evicting lease holders and their kids

[TRUNG DAO]

Hello,

I currently have both parents on the lease and the they have six kids that live with them(ages ranging from 21,20,18,17,16,14).  They have living there since the oldest was 15 year old.  In our contracted lease the parents are the lease holders and their kids listed as living with their parents.  This is for failure to pay eviction case.

The property is here in Texas and my questions are:

1>  Do I only need to file an eviction procedure to the parents(lease holders) only or every member that are currently living there?

2>  Is there a different procedure to handle this situation especially the  two minor?

Many Thanks in advance,

Josh

[Benjamin Clark]

I am unsure about Texas law and you should really consult a decent real estate attorney to assist you with this if you are unsure which parties to include on your forcible detainer petition. In our State of Ohio in a case of Non-payment of rent, I always include who is named on the lease agreement and further include "all other occupants" as additional defendants on the case. I have never had an issue with others staying in the property past the move out by using this method. Good luck to you.