Plain-English answers to the tenant questions renters actually ask. Real statutes, no fluff.
Guides on security deposits, with the actual statute numbers and what to do if your lease crosses the line.
Thirty days. Once you've moved out and given your landlord a forwarding address in writing, Texas law gives them 30 days to return your deposit or send an itemized list of deductions. Miss that deadline in bad faith and the landlord owes you $100 plus three times the wrongfully withheld amount plus your attorney's fees.
