El Paso does not regulate utility, valet trash, or property-tax pass-through charges in residential leases. Texas Property Code Chapter 92 Subchapter K governs sub-metered and allocated utility billing, with disclosure rules but no rate cap.
Because Texas Property Code Section 92.0091 bans rent control statewide, El Paso cannot limit how landlords structure base rent versus separately billed pass-throughs. Subchapter K of Chapter 92 imposes detailed sub-metering rules for water and electric utility billing, including written disclosure of allocation methods, prohibition of profit on sub-metered service, and PUC rule cross-references. Landlords may add valet trash, pest control, technology, and amenity fees in the lease, but cannot quietly raise them mid-term unless the lease expressly authorizes. CPI-based or index-tied increases inside a fixed term remain rare in El Paso.
Charging unauthorized mid-term pass-throughs is a breach of contract under TX Property Code Ch. 92, recoverable as actual damages plus attorney fees. PUC sub-metering violations carry separate civil penalties.
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