A landlord in Texas State requires entering into a Texas Residential Lease Agreement with the tenant for leasing a residential property. This agreement has 34 sections comprising various terms and conditions of the tenancy equally binding on both the landlord and the tenant. This lease agreement complies with the Title 8, Chapter 92 of Texas State Law for governing residential lease contracts. Please review the entire document carefully. The tenant must sign separate addendums for keeping pets or waterbeds on the premises. The landlord must provide lead-based paint disclosure and pamphlet to the tenant for any residential property constructed on or before the year 1978. This contract form requires various inputs of the tenancy terms and payments. Therefore, it is necessary that all signing parties must prepare it together. Notary acknowledgement of signatures is not necessary unless any of the signing parties require it. Please remember

1. Subleasing or further assignment of the lease is prohibited
2. The tenant is liable to pay various additional charges on default
3. Any of the signing party can terminate this legal contract by sending a 30-day notice to the other signing party
4. The tenant is solely responsible for arrangement and payment for all utilities
5. Both parties must sign this residential lease contract for execution and legal standing
6. The landlord may insist for submission of Rental Application Form and remittance of the application processing fee to verify the credibility of the tenant

How to Write Texas Residential Lease Agreement Accurately

• Section 1: Enter date of execution of the agreement. Enter landlord’s legal name. Enter tenant’s legal name.
• Section 2: Enter the dates of commencement and termination of the lease to define the lease term.
• Section 3: Then specify the amount of the monthly rent in the US dollar. Continue by entering the amount of late charge in case of rent payment delinquency in subsection A. Enter the amount of charges for bad check in subsection C.
• Section 4: Enter the amount of security deposit payable to the landlord.
• Section 5: Provide information about the proposed occupants.
• Section 16: Please enter the amount of the monthly rent in US dollar in the case of the tenant’s holdover after the natural termination of the contract.
• Section 18: Please specify the per day penalty amount in US dollar in case the tenant keeps a pet on the premises without the prior permission of the landlord.
• Section 33: Enter landlord’s address for sending notices if any.
• Enter date of preparation and execution of the lease contract.
• The landlord must date and sign the lease agreement after entering a print name.
• Enter date of preparation and execution of the lease contract.
• The tenant must date and sign the lease agreement after entering a print name.