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(e) A landlord may remove and store any property of a tenant that remains on premises that are abandoned. In addition to the landlord's other rights, the landlord may dispose of the stored property if the tenant does not claim the property within 60 days after the date the property is stored.

Notably, Texas does have a statute of limitations that requires the comptroller or attorney general to begin an unclaimed property examination prior to seven years after a report is filed.

Under the theory of adverse possession, you can claim ownership of property that belongs to someone else. Under Texas law, your possession of the property must be exclusive, open, continuous, and without the permission of the property owner for 3-10 years, depending on the circumstances.

Abandonment is one of seven different ?grounds for divorce? listed under Texas law. Abandonment can be grounds for divorce if your case meets two different requirements: Your spouse left with the intention to abandon you. Your spouse stayed away for at least a year.

As defined in Section 22.041 of the Texas Penal Code, an individual can be charged with abandoning or endangering a child if they intentionally abandon a child under the age 15 under any set of circumstances that expose the child to an unreasonable risk of harm.

What is the three-year rule? That is the general escheat rule for personal property. Unclaimed personal property is considered abandoned if, for longer than three years, the location of the owner is unknown and a claim to the property has not been asserted.