When The Buyer Takes The Law Into His Own Hands: Self-Help Eviction, Dumped Property, And Renovations On A Broken Title
Texas Property Code § 209.011(a) commands a purchaser of occupied property at an HOA foreclosure sale to “commence and prosecute a forcible entry and detainer action” to get possession. This buyer changed the locks himself, dumped a lifetime of property in commercial dumpsters, and started renovating — before the redemption period had even run. Each act created liabilities of its own.