Subject to the written forwarding-address rule in § 92.107.
The landlord’s refund/itemization obligation is delayed until written notice is provided.
Texas Property Code § 92.104 expressly excludes normal wear from deposit deductions.
Submetered and allocated water/wastewater billing has lease, calculation, record and complaint rules.
Texas charge guides
These pages are indexable because their legal layer has been checked against primary Texas statutes or official state-agency materials.
Security Deposit
Texas security deposit deductions, itemized accounting, forwarding-address requirements and the 30-day refund rule.
Open guide →30-Day Deposit Deadline
Calculate and understand the Texas security deposit refund deadline and the written forwarding-address requirement.
Open guide →Move-Out Charges
Review Texas move-out charges for damage, cleaning, carpet, painting and other lease-based deductions.
Open guide →Normal Wear and Tear
Use the Texas statutory definition of normal wear and tear when reviewing move-out deductions.
Open guide →Carpet Replacement
Review Texas carpet replacement charges using the statutory normal-wear standard, lease terms and evidence of actual damage.
Open guide →Painting Charges
Review Texas repainting charges by separating normal wall wear from tenant-caused damage and checking the lease and supporting records.
Open guide →Cleaning Fees
Review Texas move-out cleaning charges against the lease, actual condition, normal wear and the security-deposit accounting rules.
Open guide →Forwarding Address
Why a written forwarding address matters for a Texas security deposit refund and itemized deductions.
Open guide →Water & Sewer Billing
Texas PUC rules for apartment water and sewer bills that are submetered or allocated, including lease disclosures, calculations, bill verification and complaints.
Open guide →What makes Texas different
The written forwarding-address rule is especially important in Texas. A tenant does not lose the underlying right to a refund merely by failing to provide an address, but the landlord is not obligated to return the deposit or provide the written damage-and-charge description until a written forwarding address is supplied.
Texas also defines “normal wear and tear” in statute, which makes that definition a key reference point for carpet, paint and other condition-related deductions.
Core official sources
Primary Texas statute covering residential tenancies, including security deposits and the statutory definition of normal wear and tear.
Texas Constitution and StatutesTexas Property Code § 92.103 — Obligation to Refund ↗Primary rule for the 30-day residential security-deposit refund deadline, subject to the forwarding-address rule.
Texas Constitution and StatutesTexas Property Code § 92.104 — Retention of Security Deposit; Accounting ↗Primary rules for lawful deductions, normal wear and tear, and written itemization when a landlord retains deposit money.
Texas Constitution and StatutesTexas Property Code § 92.107 — Tenant’s Forwarding Address ↗Explains that the landlord’s refund and itemization obligation is delayed until the tenant gives a written forwarding address, without forfeiting the tenant’s underlying right to a refund.
Office of the Attorney General of TexasRenter’s Rights ↗Official Texas consumer guidance summarizing deposits, itemized deductions, normal wear and tear and forwarding-address issues.
Public Utility Commission of Texas16 TAC Chapter 24, Subchapter I — Water Utility Submetering and Allocation ↗PUC rules governing submetered and allocated water and wastewater billing at covered rental properties.