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What a Texas lease can’t include
Texas leaves a lot to the lease: there’s no cap on security deposits and no required notice before entry. But it does cap late fees, bans waiving the landlord’s repair duty, and tightly limits lockouts, with penalties that often include three times the money involved.
- A late fee over 12% (or 10%), or before two full daysTex. Prop. Code § 92.019
- “Tenant is responsible for all repairs”Tex. Prop. Code § 92.006
- Giving up your repair remediesTex. Prop. Code § 92.056
- Changing the locks “until rent is paid”Tex. Prop. Code § 92.0081
- A forfeited deposit or charges for normal wear and tearTex. Prop. Code § 92.104
- Holding the deposit longer than 30 daysTex. Prop. Code § 92.103; Tex. Prop. Code § 92.109
- Penalties for requesting repairsTex. Prop. Code § 92.331
- No way out for family-violence survivorsTex. Prop. Code § 92.016
Legal in Texas, even if it feels unfair
We flag what the law prohibits, not everything that’s inconvenient. These terms are lawful in Texas, so the report won’t call them illegal:
A large security deposit
Texas sets no maximum security deposit, so two or three months’ rent isn’t unlawful by itself. The 30-day return deadline and the wear-and-tear rule still apply.
Tex. Prop. Code § 92.102
Entry on short notice
Texas has no statute setting a notice period for landlord entry. What it does bar is keeping you out of your home except through the courts or for bona fide repairs or emergencies.
Tex. Prop. Code § 92.0081
Refusing housing vouchers
Texas has no source-of-income protection and bars cities and counties from creating one, so a “no Section 8” policy is lawful here.
Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 250.007
A ban on subletting
Texas has no statute giving tenants a right to sublet, so a no-sublet clause is generally enforceable.
Tex. Prop. Code § 92.010
Everything we check in a Texas lease
Every rule below comes from official Texas or federal government text and was reviewed before it went live. Each citation links to that text.
Security deposits
Deposit limit
Return deadline
What can be deducted
Penalties for wrongful withholding
Rent, fees and charges
Late fee limits
Rent control and stabilization
Application and screening fees
Clauses the law voids
Clauses that waive tenant rights
Disclosures the lease must include
Tex. Prop. Code § 92.016Tex. Prop. Code § 92.017Tex. Prop. Code § 92.056Tex. Prop. Code § 92.0135
Repairs, safety and living conditions
Landlord’s duty to repair
Repair and deduct
Smoke and CO detectors
Federal lead-paint disclosure
Uninhabitable conditions
Entry and privacy
Reasons a landlord may enter
Eviction, lockouts and ending a lease
Retaliation
Lockouts and self-help eviction
Utility shutoffs
Notice to quit
Early termination rights
Tex. Prop. Code § 92.016Tex. Prop. Code § 92.0161Tex. Prop. Code § 92.017
Landlord’s duty to re-rent
Military and senior early termination
Roommates and subletting
Roommates and occupancy
Subletting and assignment
Discrimination and fair housing
Protected classes
Vouchers and source of income
Questions about Texas lease reviews
Is the Texas lease review free?
Yes. Upload your lease with no login and in about two minutes you’ll see how many clauses work against you, how serious each one is, and one flagged clause in full. The complete report and Action Kit are a one-time $8.99.
Which Texas laws does LeasePatrol check?
26 Texas statutes and regulations covering deposits, fees, repairs, entry, eviction and discrimination, plus the federal fair housing and lead-paint rules. The full list is on this page, each linked to the official text.
Is this legal advice?
No. LeasePatrol is a software tool that compares your lease with the law and explains what it finds. If you’re facing an eviction or a lawsuit, talk to a tenant lawyer or your local legal aid office.
LeasePatrol provides rental law information, not legal advice, and is not a law firm.