Showing ordinances that apply to The Woodlands CDP (part), Montgomery County, Texas, TX
The Woodlands CDP (part), Montgomery County, Texas is an unincorporated community (population 98,066) in Montgomery County, Texas. Because The Woodlands CDP (part), Montgomery County, Texas is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Montgomery County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The rent control rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Rent control is prohibited statewide under Texas Local Government Code §214.902. Montgomery County and its cities cannot cap rent increases. Landlords may raise rent to market rate with proper notice.
Texas Local Government Code §214.902 bars any municipality or county from enacting rent control unless a local housing emergency is declared and approved by the governor — a threshold never met in modern Texas. HB 2127 (2023) further solidifies state preemption of local housing regulation. Montgomery County, Conroe, The Woodlands, Willis, and Magnolia therefore operate under pure market pricing. Month-to-month tenants may receive rent increases with the notice period specified in the lease, or a reasonable period (typically 30 days) if silent. Fixed-term leases lock the rent until renewal. Texas Property Code Chapter 92 still governs habitability, security deposits (§92.103), and retaliation (§92.331), which remains illegal even though rent levels are unregulated.
Rent increases without required lease notice: tenant may challenge or terminate. Retaliatory rent hike after repair request or code complaint: Property Code §92.333 — one month's rent plus $500, attorney fees, and actual damages. No enforceable rent cap exists.
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