What rent control exemptions apply in Texas?

Where Texas has a statewide or local rent cap, the statute typically exempts several categories: newer construction (usually buildings less than 15 years old, sometimes "rolling" 15-year window), single-family homes owned by individual landlords (often with disclosure requirement), affordable housing already regulated under separate program, owner-occupied buildings of 2 to 4 units, and units already covered by a different rent stabilization program. The exemptions are statute-specific and frequently litigated. A landlord claiming an exemption usually must give the tenant a written notice of the exemption status (form prescribed by statute) at lease signing or before the increase. Texas has no statewide statutory advance notice for rent increases. Lease terms govern. Default practice is 30 days written notice on a month-to-month tenancy, matching the Tex. Prop. Code 91.001 termination rule. No state rent cap, and local rent control is preempted.

Source: Lease-based; Tex. Prop. Code 91.001 (30-day month-to-month termination default)