Learn more about Texas leases and lease laws in the table below. For more information, see FindLaw Leases and Leases. Prior notification requirements. You should check your lease to see if you need to inform the landlord in advance that you are moving. Many rental agreements require 30 days` notice as a prerequisite for returning your acompt. We receive many questions about whether a rental agreement can contain certain rules or requirements, such as curfews, electronic rents, tenant insurance and more. Generally speaking, Texas statutes do not discuss the ability to include these specific types of clauses. Instead, Texas laws focus on what may or may not be in a lease to ensure that a landlord can`t require a tenant to waive a right guaranteed to them by law. In Texas, rent and rental agreement laws do not set a limit on sureties, but require landlords to recover deposits (minus the amount used for cleaning and repairs) within 30 days of terminating the lease. Beyond the usual anti-discrimination measures found under federal law, Texas also prohibits prejudice based on family status. Section 92.102 of the Texas Property Code describes suretyship as “any advance of money, other than a rent bond or advance payment of rent, intended primarily to ensure performance under an apartment rental agreement entered into by a lessor and tenant.” The deposit offers the owner an additional guarantee, because a part is sometimes retained for reasons, for example.B. if the tenant evacuates the property before the end of the rental period or if the property is damaged.

This damage must include actual damage, as no part of the bond can be retained for the circumstances referred to in section 92.104(b) of the Property Code, which states that “the owner may not withhold part of a bond to cover normal wear and tear.” State laws govern the relationship between landlords and tenants, including key issues such as limiting sureties and anti-discrimination laws. If you add your signature to a lease (or lease), you are agreeing to a contract with the landlord. Leases generally offer protection for both parties; and if a party breaches the lease, it can be held liable for the breach and should compensate the other party for the damage suffered. Disabled Texans supported by a service animal or an animal for emotional help purposes may find that their owner has a rule prohibiting pets or pets in the rental unit. Note: State laws are constantly changing – contact a Texas rental rental attorney/renter or do your own legal research to check the state laws you`ve been looking for. Some landlords prefer oral agreements, but it`s more common for them to ask for your signature on a written lease….