Tex. Prop. Code § 92.103 · Subchapter C. SECURITY DEPOSITS
OBLIGATION TO REFUND.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as provided by Section 92.107, the landlord shall refund a security deposit to the tenant on or before the 30th day after the date the tenant surrenders the premises.
(b) A requirement that a tenant give advance notice of surrender as a condition for refunding the security deposit is effective only if the requirement is underlined or is printed in conspicuous bold print in the lease.
(c) The tenant's claim to the security deposit takes priority over the claim of any creditor of the landlord, including a trustee in bankruptcy.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3639, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 744, Sec. 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm
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