Texas property management software.
AI-native property management for every US state. Here is the Texas compliance profile included with Forge -- every value cited to its statute.
Included -- every value cited to its statute.
Each value below is drawn directly from the cited statute and maintained to the best of our ability; it has not been reviewed by an attorney. Fields we could not source are left out rather than guessed. You remain responsible for complying with the current statutes -- verify before you rely on any value here.
Texas landlord-tenant rules Forge tracks
- Security-deposit return
- Within 30 days of move-out
- Late-fee cap
- No statutory cap (must still be reasonable and disclosed)
- Late-fee grace period
- 2 days after the due date
- Termination notice (month-to-month)
- 30 days
- Pay-or-quit / cure period
- 3 days
- Manager / broker license
- Generally required to manage for others
Required lease disclosures
- Separate written flood disclosure if in a 100-year floodplain or flooded in the prior 5 years (Prop. Code 92.0135)
- Name and address of owner / management (Prop. Code 92.201)
- Vehicle towing and parking rules and policies (Prop. Code 92.0131)
AI / algorithmic rules to watch
- Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA, H.B. 149) (effective 2026-01-01) -- Regulates AI used as a substantial factor in consequential decisions affecting housing (incl. tenant screening / pricing). AG-only enforcement, no private right of action.
Sources
- Tex. Prop. Code 92.103 (30-day deposit return after surrender + forwarding address)
- Tex. Prop. Code 92.019 (late fee: 2-day grace; reasonable safe harbor 12%/<=4 units, 10%/>4 units)
- Tex. Prop. Code 91.001 (one-month notice to terminate a month-to-month tenancy)
- Tex. Prop. Code 24.005 (3-day notice to vacate before eviction; S.B. 38 eff. 1/1/2026)
- Tex. Occ. Code 1101.002 / 1101.351 (broker license to lease/collect rent for others)
- Tex. Prop. Code 92.0135 (flood disclosure, eff. 1/1/2022)
- Tex. Loc. Gov. Code 250.007 (state preempts local source-of-income mandates, except veterans)
Last reviewed: 2026-07-07
Software assistance, not legal advice.
Forge helps you track deadlines and generate documents, but it is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Any statutory values shown are assistive guidance we maintain to the best of our ability; you remain responsible for complying with the current Texas statutes whether or not our values are correct. Always verify the current statutes and consult a licensed Texas attorney before acting on a specific situation.
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