Texas Security Deposit on Kendall Creek Properties — Austin Property Managementhttps://kendallcreekproperties.com/tags/texas-security-deposit/Recent content in Texas Security Deposit on Kendall Creek Properties — Austin Property ManagementHugoen-usSun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000The Texas Security Deposit 30-Day Rule: How Austin Landlords Stay Out of JP Courthttps://kendallcreekproperties.com/blog/texas-security-deposit-30-day-rule/Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kendallcreekproperties.com/blog/texas-security-deposit-30-day-rule/<p>Texas landlords have 30 days from the date a tenant surrenders the property AND provides a written forwarding address to either refund the security deposit or mail an itemized list of deductions, and a bad faith violation costs $100 plus three times the wrongfully withheld amount plus the tenant&rsquo;s attorney fees. That is <a href="https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm#92.103">Section 92.103</a>, <a href="https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm#92.104">Section 92.104</a>, and <a href="https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm#92.109">Section 92.109</a> of the Texas Property Code, and the JP court at the Travis County courthouse hears these cases on a regular weekly docket.</p>