89R909 CS-D
By: Simmons H.B. No. 2901
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the maximum amount of a security deposit for a
residential lease.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 92.102, Property Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 92.102. SECURITY DEPOSIT. (a) A security deposit is
any advance of money, other than a rental application deposit or an
advance payment of rent, that is intended primarily to secure
performance under a lease of a dwelling that has been entered into
by a landlord and a tenant.
(b) A security deposit may not exceed the amount of one
month's rent for the dwelling.
SECTION 2. Section 92.102, Property Code, as amended by
this Act, applies only to a lease entered into or renewed on or
after the effective date of this Act. A lease entered into or
renewed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law
as it existed immediately before the effective date of this Act, and
that law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.