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Tex. Prop. Code § 92.1031 (2026)

Conditions For Retention Of Security Deposit Or Rent Prepayment

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Sec. 92.1031. CONDITIONS FOR RETENTION OF SECURITY DEPOSIT OR RENT PREPAYMENT. (a) Except as provided in Subsection (b), a landlord who receives a security deposit or rent prepayment for a dwelling from a tenant who fails to occupy the dwelling according to a lease between the landlord and the tenant may not retain the security deposit or rent prepayment if:

(1) the tenant secures a replacement tenant satisfactory to the landlord and the replacement tenant occupies the dwelling on or before the commencement date of the lease; or

(2) the landlord secures a replacement tenant satisfactory to the landlord and the replacement tenant occupies the dwelling on or before the commencement date of the lease.

(b) If the landlord secures the replacement tenant, the landlord may retain and deduct from the security deposit or rent prepayment either:

(1) a sum agreed to in the lease as a lease cancellation fee; or

(2) actual expenses incurred by the landlord in securing the replacement, including a reasonable amount for the time of the landlord in securing the replacement tenant.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 869, Sec. 13, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2004–2019 · leading case: Hardy v. 11702 Mem'l, Ltd., 176 S.W.3d 266 (Tex. App. 2004).
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Hardy v. 11702 Mem'l, Ltd., 176 S.W.3d 266 (Tex. App. 2004). “Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 92.1031(a), (b)(2) (Vernon Supp.”
Charles J. Melnik v. Dewayne Baldwin, Tonia Baldwin (Tex. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “” TEX. PROP. CODE ANN. § 92.1031. Because that is not the circumstance here, section 92.”
— Tex. Prop. Code § 92.1031(a) — 2 cases
Hardy v. 11702 Mem'l, Ltd., 176 S.W.3d 266 (Tex. App. 2004). “Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 92.1031(a), (b)(2) (Vernon Supp.”
Charles J. Melnik v. Dewayne Baldwin, Tonia Baldwin (Tex. App. 2019). “” TEX. PROP. CODE ANN. § 92.1031. Because that is not the circumstance here, section 92.”
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