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Texas keeps landlord-tenant law relatively landlord-friendly, but the rules still matter. Three-day notices, a 30-day deposit return window, and the chapter 92 disclosure requirements all have consequences if you miss them. LeaseRooster keeps the deposit clock ticking and a record of every notice you send, so nothing slips through.

About Texas

Texas gives you 30 days after the tenant moves out to refund the deposit or send a written description of the damages and charges. What makes it different from most states is the trigger: under Property Code 92.107 that obligation does not start until the tenant gives you a written forwarding address. No forwarding address, no 30-day clock. The tenant does not lose the right to a refund by failing to give one, so keep the money and the itemization ready rather than treating it as closed.

  • Source: Texas State Law Library, security deposits (https://guides.sll.texas.gov/landlord-tenant-law/security-deposits)

Security deposit cap

No statutory cap

  • Texas does not limit how much you can charge for a security deposit. The amount is set by your lease.

Deposit return deadline

30 days after move-out

  • Texas Property Code § 92.103. You must return the deposit or send an itemized deduction statement within 30 days.

Non-payment notice

3-day notice to vacate

  • Texas Property Code § 24.005. A written 3-day notice to vacate is required before filing an eviction (forcible detainer) suit.

Month-to-month termination

1 month notice

  • Either party must give at least one calendar month notice to end a month-to-month tenancy, unless the lease specifies otherwise.

State rent control

None

  • Texas has no statewide rent control. Local rent control ordinances are preempted by state law.

Landlord entry notice

Reasonable advance notice

  • Texas law does not specify a minimum notice period. A court may require reasonable notice (commonly 24 hours) for routine access.

The numbers that matter

30 days: To refund or send the written description of charges

Source: https://guides.sll.texas.gov/landlord-tenant-law/security-deposits

92.107: The section that makes a forwarding address the trigger

Source: https://guides.sll.texas.gov/landlord-tenant-law/security-deposits

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