Tex. Prop. Code Section 94.108
Liability for Withholding Last Month’s Rent

(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.

(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.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 801, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2002.

Source: Section 94.108 — Liability for Withholding Last Month's Rent, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.­94.­htm#94.­108 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

94.001
Definitions 94.002
Applicability 94.003
Waiver of Rights and Duties 94.004
Landlord’s Right of Entry 94.005
Common Area Facilities 94.006
Tenant Meetings 94.007
Cash Rental Payments 94.008
Manufactured Home Community Rules 94.009
Notice to Tenant at Primary Residence 94.010
Disclosure of Ownership and Management 94.011
Landlord’s Agent for Service of Process 94.012
Venue 94.051
Information to Be Provided to Prospective Tenant 94.052
Term of Lease 94.053
Lease Requirements and Disclosures 94.054
Disclosure by Tenant Required 94.055
Notice of Lease Renewal 94.056
Penalty for Late Payment 94.057
Assignment of Lease and Sublease 94.101
Security Deposit 94.102
Security Deposit Permitted 94.103
Obligation to Refund 94.104
Conditions for Retention of Security Deposit or Rent Prepayment 94.105
Retention of Security Deposit 94.106
Cessation of Owner’s Interest 94.107
Tenant’s Forwarding Address 94.108
Liability for Withholding Last Month’s Rent 94.109
Liability of Landlord 94.151
Warranty of Suitability 94.152
Landlord’s Maintenance Obligations 94.153
Landlord’s Repair Obligations 94.154
Burden of Proof 94.155
Casualty Loss 94.156
Landlord Liability and Tenant Remedies 94.157
Tenant’s Repair and Deduct Remedies 94.158
Landlord Affidavit for Delay 94.159
Tenant’s Judicial Remedies 94.160
Landlord Remedy for Tenant Violation 94.161
Agents for Delivery of Notice 94.162
Effect on Other Rights 94.201
Landlord’s Remedy for Early Termination 94.202
Landlord’s Duty to Mitigate Damages 94.203
Eviction Procedures Generally 94.204
Nonrenewal of Lease for Change in Land Use 94.205
Termination and Eviction for Violation of Lease 94.206
Termination and Eviction for Nonpayment of Rent 94.251
Retaliation by Landlord 94.252
Restriction on Sale of Manufactured Home 94.253
Nonretaliation 94.254
Tenant Remedies 94.255
Invalid Complaints 94.256
Eviction Suits 94.257
Possession of Firearm or Firearm Ammunition on Leased Premises 94.301
Tenant’s Remedies 94.302
Landlord’s Remedies 94.303
Cumulative Remedies
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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 94.108’s source at texas​.gov