Texas Lease Agreement Template
Fill in a short form and download a signature ready lease agreement that follows Texas landlord tenant rules. Texas's landlord tenant act requires specific disclosures and caps on deposits and fees. The controlling statute, Tex. Prop. Code Ch. 92, is cited in the PDF header. This is a software product, not legal advice.
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If any of these sound like you.
- ·You own one to five residential units in Texas and need a ready-to-sign lease without hiring an attorney for a simple tenancy.
- ·You are a first-time landlord and want a lease that already includes the state-required disclosures, deposit cap, and late fee cap.
- ·You have been reusing a generic template from a free site and are not sure if it covers the current Texas rules.
- ·You want one document for one tenancy, not a monthly subscription to a full property management platform.
Texas rules at a glance.
Texas has no statewide rent control. Late fees capped at 12% of monthly rent for units of 4 or fewer, 10% for larger (Tex. Prop. Code § 92.019). SB 38 amended Tex. Prop. Code § 24.005 effective January 1, 2026 (applies to petitions filed on or after that date) but preserved the three-day notice-to-vacate rule before forcible detainer. Section 16 of SB 38 (Supreme Court rulemaking) took effect September 1, 2025 separately.
- Security deposit return
- 30 days
- Pay or quit period
- 3 days
- Month to month notice
- 30 days
The template mechanics.
The residential lease wizard asks for the landlord and tenants, the property address, the rent amount and due day, the security deposit, late fee details, and whether pets, smoking, or a pre 1978 unit apply. LeaseKit then assembles a fifteen section lease with the Texas specific disclosures, the correct deposit and late fee caps, and a signature block. The PDF is signature ready and formatted for printing or digital signing.
Honest limits.
LeaseKit is a document service built by a small team of legal researchers and developers, tailored to each state’s landlord tenant rules. For a lease agreement in Texas, we assemble the clauses that belong in the document and fill in your details.
It is not a substitute for a licensed attorney on a specific dispute. Housing law changes year to year. Template content is based on publicly available rules as of early 2026. Verify the notice periods and caps against current Texas law before using the PDF for anything time sensitive.
Common questions.
Does it cover the Texas-specific disclosures?+
Yes. The lease includes the federal lead paint disclosure (for pre-1978 units), Texas-mandated disclosures, the correct deposit cap, the state-specific late fee rule, and a signature block formatted for Texas.
Free templates exist. Why pay for this?+
Free blank templates are fine if you are comfortable researching which Texas clauses are mandatory, editing legal language yourself, and formatting the result for signature. This page generates a Texas-specific document with the required disclosures, caps, and notice periods already in place, as a signature-ready PDF. Pay $29 once, download, done.
Do you store my data?+
Submissions are HMAC signed and encoded in the URL, not saved to a database. No account. After you download, nothing about the submission is retained.
What if I need to make edits later?+
The PDF is a flat file once downloaded. If you want a revised version, run the wizard again with the updated inputs and download a fresh copy.
What landlords ask about TX
- What is the security deposit cap in Texas?
- Texas does not have a statewide statutory cap on the security deposit amount. Local ordinances in specific cities may impose caps. Reference: Tex. Prop. Code Ch. 92.
- How long does a landlord have to return a security deposit in Texas?
- Texas requires the landlord to return the security deposit (or an itemized statement of deductions) within 30 days of the tenant vacating. Reference: Tex. Prop. Code Ch. 92. Missing the deadline can forfeit the landlord's right to withhold any portion of the deposit and, in some states, expose the landlord to double or treble damages.
- How much notice is required for a rent increase in Texas?
- Texas requires 30 days of advance written notice for a rent increase. Reference: Tex. Prop. Code Ch. 92.
- What is the late fee cap in Texas?
- Texas caps late fees at 12% of monthly rent. Texas Property Code Section 92.019 uses a refined cap: 12% for buildings with four or fewer units and 10% for larger. Fees above the cap are unenforceable.
- How many days is the pay-or-quit notice in Texas?
- Texas requires a 3-day pay-or-quit notice before an unlawful detainer or eviction filing can be initiated for non-payment of rent. Reference: Tex. Prop. Code Ch. 92.
- How much notice terminates a month-to-month tenancy in Texas?
- Texas requires 30 days of written notice to end a month-to-month tenancy. Reference: Tex. Prop. Code Ch. 92.
- What mandatory disclosures does Texas require in a lease?
- Texas leases must include these disclosures: Federal lead-based paint disclosure (pre-1978 units); Parking rules disclosure (Tex. Prop. Code § 92.0131) if applicable; Tenant's rights in case of domestic violence (Tex. Prop. Code § 92.016); Special conditions for cancellation (Tex. Prop. Code § 92.0161). Missing a required disclosure can invalidate the lease's enforceability on that point and sometimes on the lease as a whole. Reference: Tex. Prop. Code Ch. 92.
- Which Texas statute governs landlord-tenant law?
- Texas has no statewide rent control. Late fees capped at 12% of monthly rent for units of 4 or fewer, 10% for larger (Tex. Prop. Code § 92.019). SB 38 amended Tex. Prop. Code § 24.005 effective January 1, 2026 (applies to petitions filed on or after that date) but preserved the three-day notice-to-vacate rule before forcible detainer. Section 16 of SB 38 (Supreme Court rulemaking) took effect September 1, 2025 separately. The primary citation used across LeaseKit templates for this state is: Tex. Prop. Code Ch. 92.