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Tex. Prop. Code § 92.108 (2026)

Liability For Withholding Last Month's Rent

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Sec. 92.108. LIABILITY FOR WITHHOLDING LAST MONTH'S RENT. (a) The 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.

(b) A tenant who violates this section is presumed to have acted in bad faith. A tenant who in bad faith violates this section is liable to the landlord for an amount equal to three times the rent wrongfully withheld and the landlord's reasonable attorney's fees in a suit to recover the rent.

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3641, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1994–2025 · leading case: Shamoun v. Shough, 377 S.W.3d 63 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2012).
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Shamoun v. Shough, 377 S.W.3d 63 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2012). · cites it 6× “See Tex. PROp.Code Ann. §§ 92.108, 92.109 (West 2007).”
Leskinen v. Burford, 892 S.W.2d 135 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1994). “” Tex.Prop.Code Ann. § 92.108 (Vernon 1984) (Re-visor’s Note).”
Evans v. Marshall, No. 23-04072 (Bankr. E.D. Tex. Aug. 19, 2025). · cites it 3× “TEX. PROP. CODE § 92.108. -12- IBEW Local 520 (In re Williams), 337 F.”
Kyle Carter v. Barry Smith, No. 03-98-00308-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Aug. 26, 1999). · cites it 2× “" Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 92.108 (1995). By its very terms, the statute does not purport to preclude a consensual transaction between the landlord and his tenant in which they agree to apply the security deposit to unpaid rent, as in the accord and satisfaction discussed in the…”
Pala, Suresh v. Michael Maxim, No. 01-01-00618-CV, 2002 WL 188567 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Feb. 7, 2002). “Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 92.108 (b). Landlord contends tenant offered no credible testimony to rebut the presumption of bad faith, and thus contends there is “no evidence,” or legally insufficient evidence, to support the trial court’s finding.”
Tex. Prop. Code § 92.108(a): 1 case
Shamoun v. Shough, 377 S.W.3d 63 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2012). “See Tex. PROp.Code Ann. §§ 92.108, 92.109 (West 2007).”
Tex. Prop. Code § 92.108(b): 2 cases
Shamoun v. Shough, 377 S.W.3d 63 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2012). “See Tex. PROp.Code Ann. §§ 92.108, 92.109 (West 2007).”
Evans v. Marshall, No. 23-04072 (Bankr. E.D. Tex. Aug. 19, 2025). “TEX. PROP. CODE § 92.108. -12- IBEW Local 520 (In re Williams), 337 F.”
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