Rental Property Rules in Travis County, TX (2026)
7 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Travis County, Texas.
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Just Cause Eviction
Texas law does not require a landlord to prove cause to end a tenancy. In unincorporated Travis County, Tex. Prop. Code Sec. 24.005 sets only a notice-to-vacate requirement: at least three days' written notice before filing a forcible detainer suit, with no local ordinance adding a just-cause or good-reason standard on top of it.
No Just-Cause Eviction Rule in Travis County
Few RestrictionsTex. Prop. Code Sec. 24.005
(a) If the occupant is a tenant under a written lease or oral rental agreement, the landlord must give a tenant who defaults or holds over beyond the end of the rental term or renewal period at least three days' written notice to vacate the premises before the landlord files a forcible detainer suit, unless the parties have contracted for a shorter or longer notice period in a written lease or ...
Relocation Assistance
Travis County does not require landlords to pay tenant relocation assistance for no-fault evictions, demolitions, or substantial renovations. Texas Property Code provides no statewide relocation right, and county authority over rentals is narrow.
No Mandatory Tenant Relocation Assistance
Few RestrictionsTex. Prop. Code Sec. 92.055 (Closing the Rental Premises - Moving Expenses)
Sec. 92.055. CLOSING THE RENTAL PREMISES. (a) A landlord may close a rental unit at any time by giving written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the tenant and to the local health officer and local building inspector, if any, stating that:(1) the landlord is terminating the tenancy as soon as legally possible; and(2) after the tenant moves out the landlord will either...
Security Deposit Rules
Texas Property Code 92.103 requires landlords to return tenant security deposits, with itemized deductions, within 30 days of move-out. Travis County follows state rules; willful retention exposes landlords to triple-damages liability.
Texas 30-Day Security Deposit Return Rule
Light RestrictionsTex. Prop. Code Sec. 92.103-92.109
Sec. 92.103. OBLIGATION TO REFUND. (a) Except as provided by Section 92.107, the landlord shall refund a security deposit to the tenant on or before the 30th day after the date the tenant surrenders the premises. Sec. 92.104. RETENTION OF SECURITY DEPOSIT; ACCOUNTING. (a) Before returning a security deposit, the landlord may deduct from the deposit damages and charges for which the tenant is le...
Cash-for-Keys Agreements
Travis County and Texas law impose no rules on cash-for-keys agreements. Landlords and tenants may negotiate any sum for voluntary surrender of possession, subject only to ordinary contract law and notarized written agreements.
Cash-For-Keys Negotiated Privately
Few RestrictionsTex. Prop. Code Sec. 24.002
Sec. 24.002. FORCIBLE DETAINER. (a) A person who refuses to surrender possession of real property on demand commits a forcible detainer if the person: (1) is a tenant or a subtenant wilfully and without force holding over after the termination of the tenant's right of possession; (2) is a tenant at will or by sufferance, including an occupant at the time of foreclosure of a lien superior to the...
No-Fault Evictions
Travis County allows no-fault, end-of-lease non-renewal under Texas Property Code Chapter 24. Landlords need only provide proper notice; no just-cause requirement applies, and county authority over evictions is preempted by state law.
No-Fault Lease Termination Permitted
Few RestrictionsTex. Prop. Code Sec. 91.001
Sec. 91.001. NOTICE FOR TERMINATING CERTAIN TENANCIES. (a) A monthly tenancy or a tenancy from month to month may be terminated by the tenant or the landlord giving notice of termination to the other. (b) If a notice of termination is given under Subsection (a) and if the rent-paying period is at least one month, the tenancy terminates on whichever of the following days is the later: (1) the da...
Tenant Anti-Harassment
Travis County has no dedicated tenant anti-harassment ordinance. Tenants rely on Texas Property Code retaliation protections, federal Fair Housing Act anti-harassment rules, and common-law tort remedies for landlord misconduct.
No County Tenant Anti-Harassment Ordinance
Few RestrictionsTex. Prop. Code Sec. 92.331
Sec. 92.331. RETALIATION BY LANDLORD. (a) A landlord may not retaliate against a tenant by taking an action described by Subsection (b) because the tenant: (1) in good faith exercises or attempts to exercise against a landlord a right or remedy granted to the tenant by lease, municipal ordinance, or federal or state statute; (2) gives a landlord a notice to repair or exercise a remedy under thi...
Source-of-Income Discrimination
Texas Local Government Code 250.007 prohibits cities and counties from requiring landlords to accept Section 8 housing vouchers. Travis County therefore cannot enforce source-of-income protections, and refusing voucher tenants is lawful.
TX Bans Source-of-Income Protection
Few RestrictionsTex. Loc. Gov't Code Sec. 250.007
Sec. 250.007. REGULATION OF RENTAL OR LEASING OF HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS. (a) Except as provided by this section, a municipality or county may not adopt or enforce an ordinance or regulation that prohibits an owner, lessee, sublessee, assignee, managing agent, or other person having the right to lease, sublease, or rent a housing accommodation from refusing to lease or rent the housing accommoda...
Rental Property Rules by City in Travis County
1 cities in Travis County have their own rental property rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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