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A Texas lease agreement is a legally binding real estate contract between the landlord or property management company and the tenant(s) interested in a specific rental. Once the contract is signed and dated by the parties, the tenant may take legal possession of the property and move in. A Texas lease agreement may be used for residential or commercial property.
In Texas, the most commonly used lease agreements include commercial leases, month-to-month lease agreement, a standard residential lease agreement, and a sublease agreement.
While the most commonly used Texas lease agreements rely on the same elements, they still have their own unique features. Here are a couple of examples.
Texas lease agreements must comply with Texas landlord-tenant laws or the agreements cannot be enforced in court. There are additional laws that must be considered. You’ll learn more about a few of those under the sections related to disclosures and security deposits.
Before you sign a Texas lease agreement, read the terms carefully or have it reviewed by an attorney.
A Texas lease agreement should include:
The State of Texas requires certain disclosures in a Texas lease agreement. You must identify the agent or the owner of the property. This means that you must list the person who is listed on the deed of record for the property as well as list their address. You also need to include the name of any agent (such as a property manager) along with their address.
A Texas lease agreement must include a disclosure on parking rules. This disclosure must be extremely easy to see. You can designate this section by using the title 'PARKING RULES' (note that the letters are all capitalized). This area explains towing policies and the tenant's right to have vehicles on the property.
The document must include any special conditions to cancel the agreement. The specific language that must be included in this disclosure, under Texas law, is "Tenants may have special statutory rights to terminate the lease early in certain situations involving family violence or a military deployment or transfer."
The last disclosure that must be included in a Texas lease agreement is a section that explains a tenant's remedies. This disclosure explains to the tenant what rights they have if the landlord is unable to complete repairs within a seven-day time period. Make sure that this disclosure is in bold or that it is underlined.
Under federal law, any residential unit built before 1978 requires the owner of the property to inform their tenant or potential tenant that there could have been lead paint used at some point on the walls and ceilings.
Under Texas law, there is no limit on how much money a landlord may request as a security deposit. However, the landlord must return the funds within 30 days of the tenant vacating the property.
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