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Tex. Prop. Code § 92.103 (2026)

Obligation To Refund

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Sec. 92.103. OBLIGATION TO REFUND. (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.

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.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 24 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1984–2026 · leading case: Pulley v. Milberger, 198 S.W.3d 418 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2006).
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Pulley v. Milberger, 198 S.W.3d 418 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2006). “Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 92.103(a). However, before returning a security deposit, the landlord may deduct from the security deposit damages and charges for which the tenant is legally liable under the lease or as a result of breaching the lease.”
Shamoun v. Shough, 377 S.W.3d 63 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2012). · cites it 2× “Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 92.103(a). A tenant may not withhold payment of any portion of the last month’s rent on grounds that the security deposit is security for unpaid rent.”
Christopher L. Nguyen, Tho Nguyen & Giang Nguyen v. Rodrigo Orlando Kuljis, 414 S.W.3d 236 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2013). · cites it 2× “2 1 See TEX. PROP. CODE ANN. § 92.103(a) (West 2007) (providing that landlord has obligation to refund security deposit within thirty days); id.”
Reed v. Ford, 760 S.W.2d 26 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1988). · cites it 3× “See TEX.PROP. CODE ANN. §§ 92.103, 92.104, 92.”
Hardy v. 11702 Mem'l, Ltd., 176 S.W.3d 266 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2004). “See Tex. Prop.Code Ann. §§ 92.103, 92.107 (Vernon 1995).”
Leskinen v. Burford, 892 S.W.2d 135 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1994). “This was sufficient to establish that such an agreement existed and that Leskinen was required to comply with the provisions of Tex.PROP. Code Ann. §§ 92.103, 92.104 (Vernon 1984).”
Alltex Constr., Inc. v. Alareksoussi, 685 S.W.2d 93 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1984). “See TEX.PROP.CODE ANN. §§ 92.103(a), 92.-104(c) (Vernon 1984).”
Rosalie Graf Schneider v. Charles Whatley & Virginia Whatley, 535 S.W.3d 236 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2017). “Tex.Prop.Code Ann. §§ 92.103, 92.107 (West 2014).”
Linda S. Nowlin v. Lori Keaton, No. 01-17-00523-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] May 7, 2019). · cites it 2× “Keaton was not 2 See TEX. PROP. CODE ANN. §§ 92.103, 92.104. 3 See id.”
James D.C. Robinson & Clair E.M. Robinson v. Murali Bontha & Swathi Bontha, No. 01-19-00777-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Dec. 15, 2020). · cites it 2× “However, appellees refused, after demand, to return the security deposit or 2 See TEX. PROP. CODE §§ 92.103, 92.104, 92.109.”
Magnolia Finlay & Andrew Finlay v. Elizabeth Blanton, No. 01-14-00764-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] May 26, 2015). · cites it 2× “10 TEX PR. CODE ANN. § 92.103 (West 2013) ..”
Kent Kohler v. Claudia Chiquillo, No. 03-14-00503-CV (Tex. App.—Austin July 15, 2016). “3 Tex. Prop. Code § 92.103(a). 4 Id. § 92.104(a), (b).”
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Tex. Prop. Code § 92.103(a): 11 cases
Pulley v. Milberger, 198 S.W.3d 418 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2006). “Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 92.103(a). However, before returning a security deposit, the landlord may deduct from the security deposit damages and charges for which the tenant is legally liable under the lease or as a result of breaching the lease.”
Christopher L. Nguyen, Tho Nguyen & Giang Nguyen v. Rodrigo Orlando Kuljis, 414 S.W.3d 236 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2013). “2 1 See TEX. PROP. CODE ANN. § 92.103(a) (West 2007) (providing that landlord has obligation to refund security deposit within thirty days); id.”
Shamoun v. Shough, 377 S.W.3d 63 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2012). “Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 92.103(a). A tenant may not withhold payment of any portion of the last month’s rent on grounds that the security deposit is security for unpaid rent.”
Reed v. Ford, 760 S.W.2d 26 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1988). “See TEX.PROP. CODE ANN. §§ 92.103, 92.104, 92.”
Alltex Constr., Inc. v. Alareksoussi, 685 S.W.2d 93 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1984). “See TEX.PROP.CODE ANN. §§ 92.103(a), 92.-104(c) (Vernon 1984).”
Tex. Prop. Code § 92.103(b): 2 cases
Shamoun v. Shough, 377 S.W.3d 63 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2012). “Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 92.103(a). A tenant may not withhold payment of any portion of the last month’s rent on grounds that the security deposit is security for unpaid rent.”
Texan Pearl, LLC v. Victoria Koegel, Joseph W. Koegel, Sarah Evans, & Thomas Evans, No. 03-14-00556-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Oct. 14, 2015).
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