Texas Standard Residential Lease Agreement

A Texas standard residential lease agreement is a legally binding document that outlines the terms under which a landlord rents out a property to a tenant, usually in exchange for monthly rent payments. These agreements commonly have a term of one year.

The agreement typically outlines the lease terms, property description, rental price, late rent penalties, and the specified security deposit amount.

• Lease Length Considerations
• Required Disclosures
• Security Deposit
• Rent Payment
• Landlord Resources
• Related Forms

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Lease Length Considerations

• The maximum duration for an oral standard residential lease is one year. Any tenancy that extends for one year or longer is required to have a written lease agreement. [1]

Required Disclosures

• Identification of property owner
• Parking rules addendum
• Disclosure of special conditions to cancel the lease
• Disclosure of the tenant’s remedies
• Disclosure of lead-based hazards

Explore our Texas lease agreement page for more information on the disclosures landlords need to make.

Security Deposit

• Maximum Amount ($): No state-imposed limit.
• Returning to Tenant: Within 30 days. [2]

Rent Payment

• Grace Period: There is a legally mandated two-day grace period for rent payments. [3]
• Maximum Late Fee: It depends on how many units the property has. If the property has no more than four units, the late fee can’t be more than 12% of the monthly rent payment. If the property has more than four units, the landlord can’t charge a late fee of more than 10% of the monthly rent payment. [3]
• NSF Fee: If a tenant writes a bad check and it doesn’t go through, the landlord can charge a maximum of $30. [4]

Landlord Resources

• Landlord-Tenant Laws – § 8-92 (Residential Tenancies).
• Handbook – Tenants’ Rights Guide.

Related Forms

Texas Rental Application

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1. Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 26.01. https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.26.htm#26.01
2. Tex. Prop. Code § 92.103. https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm#92.103
3. Tex. Prop. Code § 92.019. https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm#92.019
4. Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 3.506(a). https://texreg.sos.state.tx.us/public/readtac$ext.TacPage?sl=R&app=9&p_dir=&p_rloc=&p_tloc=&p_ploc=&pg=1&p_tac=&ti=43&pt=10&ch=209&rl=2

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