{"data":[{"jurisdiction":{"code":"TX","name":"Texas","slug":"texas"},"topic":"security-deposits","key":"deduction-accounting","label":"Deductions and accounting","valueKind":"requirement","value":"Itemized list with balance","detail":"Section 92.104 addresses deductions, the remaining balance, a written description, and an itemized list.","qualifiers":["The section contains a stated exception to the description-and-list requirement when rent is owed and the amount is not disputed."],"source":{"title":"Texas Property Code chapter 92","authority":"Texas Constitution and Statutes","url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm#92.103","locator":"§ 92.104(b)–(c)","excerpt":"“may not retain any portion … to cover normal wear and tear”"},"effectiveFrom":null,"humanVerifiedAt":"2026-07-29","sourceCheckedAt":"2026-07-29","confidence":"high","version":1},{"jurisdiction":{"code":"TX","name":"Texas","slug":"texas"},"topic":"security-deposits","key":"return-deadline","label":"General return deadline","valueKind":"duration","value":"30 days","detail":"Section 92.103 sets a 30-day period after the tenant surrenders the premises for the security-deposit refund.","qualifiers":["Section 92.107 addresses the tenant’s written forwarding address and states that failure to provide one does not forfeit the right to a refund."],"source":{"title":"Texas Property Code chapter 92","authority":"Texas Constitution and Statutes","url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm#92.103","locator":"§ 92.103(a), subject to § 92.107","excerpt":"“on or before the 30th day after the date the tenant surrenders the premises”"},"effectiveFrom":null,"humanVerifiedAt":"2026-07-29","sourceCheckedAt":"2026-07-29","confidence":"high","version":1}],"release":"2026-07-29.2","notice":"Only human-reviewed, published records are returned."}