Category: Cost of Living
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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.
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Tax-Free Weekend for ACs and Appliances Starts Saturday
Texas waives sales tax on ENERGY STAR air conditioners, fridges and more May 23-25. What qualifies, the price caps, and the delivery-fee trap to avoid.
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The Homestead Exemption Is Free. Here’s How to File It
The Texas homestead exemption now shields $140,000 from school taxes and costs nothing to file. The form, the matching-ID rule and the late window.
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Protesting Your Appraisal? Comparable Sales Win Cases
The May 15 protest deadline is Friday. How comparable-sales evidence wins appraisal protests at DCAD, and how to file through uFile in time.