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.
Under Texas Property Code 92.103, a landlord must refund a security deposit and provide a written itemized list of deductions within 30 days after the tenant surrenders possession and provides a forwarding address. Section 92.109 imposes treble damages plus 100 dollars and attorney fees if a landlord acts in bad faith. Texas does not cap deposit amounts. Travis County imposes no additional county rules. Tenants without a forwarding address lose the strict 30-day clock but retain their right to the deposit minus lawful deductions for unpaid rent and damage beyond normal wear.
Bad-faith retention of a security deposit triggers Texas Property Code 92.109 treble damages plus 100 dollars and reasonable attorney fees in district court.
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