Texas security deposit itemization
A Texas landlord must send the itemized statement within 30 days after the later of move-out and receiving the tenant's forwarding address. Miss it and the right to deduct anything is gone. The generator checks the deadline, the delivery method and the documentation as you fill it in.
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What Texas requires
- Deadline
- 30 days after the tenant surrenders the premises; the clock does not start until the tenant gives a forwarding address.
- Delivery
- Mail or deliver the itemized list with any refund.
- If it is late
- Bad faith is presumed after 30 days: $100, three times the amount wrongfully withheld, and attorney's fees.
- Statute
- Tex. Prop. Code §§ 92.103, 92.107, 92.109
What goes on the statement
The deposit and the date it was received, each deduction with a specific description and amount, the total withheld, and the refund or balance owed. Texas landlords also record how and when the statement was sent, because the deadline is measured to that date. Damage lines should say what was damaged and how, not just a room name: a tenant, and a judge, can tell a burn mark from carpet wear.
Interest, a separate deposit account, receipts, photographs and a sworn attestation are only required in some states. The generator shows the fields Texas needs and leaves out the ones it does not.
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