Build your Texas residential lease

Answer a few questions and we'll assemble a state-specific Texas lease with the current required disclosures and notices, including the Property Code deposit and repair rules.

Step 1 of 6: Property

Street addressUnit / apartment (optional)

City

ZIP code

Property typeHow many dwelling units does the structure contain?

1 for a single-family home; count all units in the building. Texas treats a late fee as reasonable at up to 12% of monthly rent for a structure with 4 or fewer units, 10% for a larger one (Property Code Section 92.019).

Is the dwelling part of a multiunit complex?If yes, the lease includes the parking and towing rules paragraph Texas requires for multiunit complexes (Property Code Section 92.0131).

Is the unit rented furnished?

Was the building built before 1978?Pre-1978 housing needs the federal lead-based paint disclosure.

Are you aware the dwelling is located in a 100-year floodplain?Texas requires a floodplain notice in every lease of 30 days or longer (Property Code Section 92.0135); your answer completes the statutory checkbox.

Do you know of flooding that damaged the dwelling in the last 5 years?If yes, Section 92.0135(d) requires a separate flood-history notice, which the lease will include.

Security devices: I understand that without a tenant request and at my expense, Texas law requires a window latch on each exterior window, a doorknob lock or keyed dead bolt, a keyless bolting device and door viewer on each exterior door, and a pin lock plus handle latch or security bar on each sliding glass door (Property Code Section 92.153), and that key-operated devices must be rekeyed within 7 days after each tenant turnover (Section 92.156).

LeaseSmith provides self-help document software, not legal advice. Local (city or county) ordinances may add requirements beyond state law.