Leyes de inquilinos y propietarios en Texas: lo que debe saber el propietario

Ley del depósito de garantía en Texas

Lo máximo que puede cobrar

Sin límite legalNinguna ley lo fija

Devuelto al inquilino en

30 díasTex. Prop. Code § 92.10330 days after the tenant surrenders the premises; a lease requirement of advance notice of surrender is enforceable only if underlined or in conspicuous bold.

Alquiler y recargos por mora

Recargo por mora

12 % del alquiler mensualTex. Prop. Code § 92.019Presumed reasonable up to 12% of monthly rent for a structure with 4 or fewer units, 10% for more than 4 units; more only if it reflects actual uncertain damages. Must be in a written lease.

Periodo de gracia antes del recargo

2 díasTex. Prop. Code § 92.019

Aumentos de alquiler y control de alquileres en Texas

Aviso antes de un aumento

Ningún plazo legal confirmadoTex. Prop. Code § 91.001; Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 214.902No statute sets a notice period for a rent increase; a month-to-month tenancy can be ended on one month's notice, which is how a change is usually imposed. Cities may adopt rent control only during a disaster housing emergency with the governor's approval.

Control de alquileres

Control local de alquileres prohibidoTex. Prop. Code § 91.001; Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 214.902

Entrar en la vivienda: el aviso al inquilino

Aviso antes de entrar

Ninguna ley lo fijaNinguna ley lo fija

Fin del alquiler y avisos de desalojo

Terminar un alquiler mes a mes

30 díasTex. Prop. Code § 91.001One month's notice unless the parties agreed in writing to a different period.

Alquiler impagado

3 díasTex. Prop. Code §§ 24.005(a), 24.0042“3-day notice to vacate”Sin derecho legal a pagar y quedarseUnless a written lease sets a shorter or longer period. For suits filed from January 1, 2026, a tenant who was not late before that month must get a notice to pay rent or vacate, while a tenant with earlier late payments may get a plain notice to vacate. A period ending on a weekend or holiday runs to the next business day.

Otro incumplimiento del contrato

3 díasTex. Prop. Code § 24.005(a)“3-day notice to vacate”La ley no dice si el incumplimiento se puede corregirThe same notice to vacate applies to any default under the lease, unless a written lease sets a different period. The statute gives no right to cure a non-rent breach.

Cambio de cerraduras y cortes

Ninguna ley lo prohíbeTex. Prop. Code §§ 92.008, 92.0081

El proceso de desalojo en Texas, paso a paso

Lo que un contrato en Texas debe informar

• Give a signed written notice stating whether the landlord is aware the dwelling is in a 100-year floodplain and whether it has flooded in the last five years, in the lease, an addendum or a separate document at or before signing. (Tex. Prop. Code § 92.0135)
• The lease must state in underlined or bold print the tenant's remedies for the landlord's failure to repair conditions affecting health or safety. (Tex. Prop. Code § 92.056(g))
• Give the tenant a telephone number for reporting emergencies affecting health or safety (answered 24 hours a day where there is an on-site management office). (Tex. Prop. Code § 92.020)
• In a multiunit complex, give the tenant a signed copy of any towing or parking rules before the lease is signed, under a heading 'Parking' or 'Parking Rules' in capitals, underlined or bold. (Tex. Prop. Code § 92.0131)
• Include language that tenants may have special statutory rights to terminate the lease early in situations involving family violence or a military deployment or transfer; without it, a tenant leaving for family violence is released from unpaid rent. (Tex. Prop. Code § 92.016(f))