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Texas Landlord Notice Rules

Draft data. These entries have not completed statute verification. Confirm against the cited statutes before relying on them.

Security deposit

Return / itemization deadline: 30 days (Tex. Prop. Code § 92.103)

Penalty for missing it: Bad-faith retention: $100 + 3x the wrongfully withheld amount + attorney's fees (§ 92.109).

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Notice requirements

Notice typeMinimum noticeStatute
Rent Increase Notice 30 days
No rent-increase-specific statute; § 91.001 is the month-to-month termination provision, and changing terms (like rent) requires the same 30-day notice. Fixed-term leases: at renewal per lease terms.
Tex. Prop. Code § 91.001 Generate
Notice to Pay Rent or Quit 3 days
3 days' written notice to vacate before eviction filing, unless lease specifies otherwise.
Tex. Prop. Code § 24.005 Generate
Notice of Entry
No statutory notice period; governed by lease terms.
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Non-Renewal / Termination of Tenancy 30 days
Month-to-month: 30 days.
Tex. Prop. Code § 91.001 Generate
Lease Violation Notice
Per lease cure provisions.
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Security Deposit Itemization 30 days
Refund and itemized deductions within 30 days of surrender + forwarding address.
Tex. Prop. Code § 92.103 Generate