Lubbock landlords may decline to renew a fixed-term lease for any non-discriminatory reason. Texas Property Code allows non-renewal without cause as long as proper notice and Fair Housing rules are followed.
Unlike California cities operating under AB 1482 just-cause rules, Lubbock has no just-cause eviction or non-renewal ordinance. At the end of a fixed-term lease, a Lubbock landlord may simply decline to offer a new term. Texas Property Code section 91.001 governs notice requirements for terminating month-to-month tenancies (one month notice). Landlords still cannot non-renew based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, or disability under the federal Fair Housing Act, nor in retaliation for protected tenant complaints under Texas Property Code section 92.331. Texas Tech student leases commonly end each summer with no-renewal letters.
Discriminatory or retaliatory non-renewal violates federal Fair Housing Act and Texas Property Code section 92.331, supporting damages and attorney fees, but non-discriminatory non-renewal is fully permitted.
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