Category: Housing & Rent
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Texas Renters Have Repair Rights. Here’s How to Use Them
Broken AC in a Texas July? The Property Code gives renters a repair process: written notice, rent current, landlord deadlines. What to do and what never to do.
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Why Your Appraisal Notice Shows Two Different Home Values
Market value vs. appraised value on your DCAD or TAD notice: how the 10% homestead cap works, which number sets your tax bill, and what to do if it looks wrong.
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Can Your Landlord Raise the Rent That Much? Usually, Yes
Texas has no rent control, so your lease and notice timing are the real protections. What landlords can and cannot do mid-lease, and where renters have leverage.
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Getting Your Security Deposit Back: Texas Sets the Rules
Texas landlords have 30 days to return a security deposit and must itemize deductions. The forwarding-address step renters skip, and the bad-faith penalty.