OBLIGATION TO REFUND SECURITY DEPOSIT
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Jones & Gonzalez, P.C. v. Trinh (2011)
Most recently applied in Jones & Gonzalez, P.C. v. Trinh (March 2011)
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1460, Sec. 1, eff
(a) The landlord shall refund the security deposit to the tenant not later than the 60th day after the date the tenant surrenders the premises and provides notice to the landlord or the landlord's agent of the tenant's forwarding address under Section 93.009.
(b) The tenant's claim to the security deposit takes priority over the claim of any creditor of the landlord, including a trustee in bankruptcy.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.