If you are in Williamson thet are much less likelyAn eviction in Texas in the vast majority of cases will takes less than 30 days including the Writ of Possession(If necessary).

I would charge them rent for the entire month of February if they were not out.In the future, consider a lease clause like this:TENANT HOLDOVER: If you or any occupants that were allowed access by you remain in possession of the Premises after the termination of this lease, you agree to pay a holdover fee at the daily rental rate (current monthly rent divided by 30) plus $10 for each day the rental unit is not legally surrendered.

Don't let him do anything to imply he has possession.

This excerpt is from the South Carolina landlord tenant act:“If the tenant does not sign and deliver a written rental agreement which has been signed and delivered to the tenant by the landlord, acceptance of possession and payment of rent without reservation gives the rental agreement the same effect as if it had been signed and delivered by the tenant”Unless I am mistaken, if this case was in South Carolina, her paying the new rent after you’ve delivered a signed lease would effectively bind her into the new lease, even if she didn’t return the lease signed.

This also assumes that the new tenant is not backing out because you were unable to deliver possession as agreed.

i...Housing providers are to evaluate a request for a reasonable accommodation to possess an assistance animal in a dwelling using the general principles applicable to all reasonable accommodation requests.

i...Housing providers are to evaluate a request for a reasonable accommodation to possess an assistance animal in a dwelling using the general principles applicable to all reasonable accommodation requests.

I do require it as part of Pet Addendum, $300,000 liability if pet, and it says specifically possession will not be granted until proof of policy with Landlord as additional insured is provided. 

Most state wide DPA (down payment assistance) programs usually dont have convenents and title restrictions that restrict rental uses however local programs typically do, especially the ones that offer 17-20% DPA (you bring in 3% or less and they give you a silent 17% second so that you can borrow 80% with no monthly MI)I would look the contract or loan note over to see when the rental restriction is good for, sometimes these are 7-12 years or 20 + years it depends on the city, locale, or county.Some are for the life of the property, i've seen low income DPA's that restrict who you sell the property to (low income must be sold to low income person etc) and even ones that limit your ability to sell or require a profit share if you sell.These DPA programs look great upfront because they help you with all this money and it is "great," but the money comes at severe loss of control and benefits of property ownership sometimes by limiting the bundle of rights ( right of possession, exclusion, control, enjoyment, and disposition).A Solution could be to review the mortgage note terms for that DPA program to see if the money is forgiven after a period of time or if you will have to pay it back eventually.

I submitted my Execution for Possession and withdrew the case against him, John Doe, and Jane Doe.