Changes to Leasing & Property Management Forms Adopted
The Texas REALTORS® Legal Department, with input from the Leasing and Property Management Forms Tas...
How To Add or Remove Tenants From a Residential Lease
Property managers and landlords may use the Lease Amendment Concerning Tenant Change (TXR 2211) to a...
Get Answers to Your Questions About Assistance Animals
The Texas Workforce Commission’s Civil Rights Division investigates many fair housing complaints a...
Comment on Proposed Changes to Leasing and Property Management Forms
The Leasing and Property Management Committee on February 6 proposed changes to several Texas REALTO...
Which Tenant Gets the Security Deposit?
Residential Lease (TXR 2001) When multiple tenants are listed on a lease, there can be confusion ...
What Happens When You Don't Know Where to Send the Tenant's Security Deposit?
If your residential tenant moves out on time but fails to provide a forwarding address, what happens...
What Is A Reasonable Modification?
If you deal with rentals, you know that the Fair Housing Act allows tenants with disabilities to mak...
Get Answers to Your Property Management Questions
Landlord-tenant issues? Contract request changes? Smoking tenants and fair housing laws? Since count...
Use This Form When Rejecting a Tenant's Application
You have decided to reject a tenant’s application, now what? In this Legal Briefs video, Gabrielle...
Understanding the Notice of Abandonment Form
A landlord can use the Notice of Abandonment (TXR 2224) form when a tenant has not paid the rent o...
Are Electric Vehicles Charging Stations the New Rental Amenity?
Are EV chargers at rental properties worth the investment? Electric vehicles are on the rise in Texa...
Evictions Case Law Update
A recent Dallas County Court judgment may change the way tenants who file a pauper’s affidavit app...
Landlords Can Now Accept Fee in Lieu of Security Deposit
Texas REALTORS® posted new and revised forms effective July 8, including the Addendum Regarding Fee...
Property Management Companies & Changes to EPA's RPP Rule
The Environmental Protection Agency’s 2008 Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP)...
FAQs and Resources for Property Managers
Repairs? Issues with tenants or landlords or ghosts? Looking for a form? Texas REALTORS® provides ...
The Latest on Evictions
What do evictions look like for you, as property managers and landlords, now that the Centers for Di...
What Happens When Tenants Leave Things Behind?
In the Residential Lease (TXR 2001), tenants agree to leave the rental property in a clean condition...
Texas Rent Relief Program to Help Renters and Landlords
Starting 8 a.m. Central on February 15, the Texas Rent Relief Program will accept applications from ...
What are the Eligibility Requirements for the Texas Eviction Diversion Program?
The Texas Supreme Court established the Texas Eviction Diversion Program. This voluntary program per...
Texas Supreme Court Issues Order About Eviction Moratorium
Has the Texas Supreme Court issued any guidance on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's ...