Lubbock does not regulate pass-through charges for water, sewer, trash, or property-tax increases. Landlords may bill these to tenants as the lease specifies, subject to Texas Property Code submetering disclosure rules.
Lubbock has no rent-control or pass-through-cap ordinance. Texas Property Code section 92.0091 expressly preempts municipal rent control, so any pass-through restriction would have to come from the lease itself. Landlords commonly bill tenants for water, sewer, trash, and natural gas via submeters or Ratio Utility Billing Systems (RUBS). Texas Property Code section 92.260 requires written disclosure of submetering or allocation methods at lease signing. Property-tax pass-throughs in commercial-style residential leases (uncommon for traditional Lubbock rentals) must be unambiguous in the lease language. Texas Tech students renting at large complexes near 19th Street and Texas Tech Parkway often see RUBS billing.
Charging utility pass-throughs without the section 92.260 written disclosure exposes landlords to actual damages, one month rent, plus attorney fees under Texas Property Code remedies.
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