Texas Pet deposits/fees & service/ESA animals
Pet deposits/fees & service/ESA animals in Texas
The state landlord-tenant statute has no separate rule on pet deposits or pet fees, so any pet deposit falls under the general security-deposit rules in that law (full-text search of Tex. Prop. Code ch. 92 (§§ 92.001 et seq.), full-text search). Assistance-animal rules are in fair-housing law, which this site has not reviewed for this topic.
Verified Source: Tex. Prop. Code ch. 92 (§§ 92.001 et seq.) (full-text search) · last checked 2026-10-23
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