Texas Property Code

§ 92.351 — DEFINITIONS

PR § 92.351Title 8. LANDLORD AND TENANT · Ch. 92. RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES · Art. I. RENTAL APPLICATION

Statute text

For purposes of this subchapter:

(1)"Application deposit" means a sum of money that is given to the landlord in connection with a rental application and that is refundable to the applicant if the applicant is rejected as a tenant. (1-a) "Application fee" means a nonrefundable sum of money that is given to the landlord to offset the costs of screening an applicant for acceptance as a tenant.

(2)"Applicant" or "rental applicant" means a person who makes an application to a landlord for rental of a dwelling.

(3)"Co-applicant" means a person who makes an application for rental of a dwelling with other applicants and who plans to live in the dwelling with other applicants.

(4)"Deposited" means deposited in an account of the landlord or the landlord's agent in a bank or other financial institution.

(5)"Landlord" means a prospective landlord to whom a person makes application for rental of a dwelling. (5-a) "Rental application" means a written request made by an applicant to a landlord to lease premises from the landlord.

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Legislative history

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 917 (H.B. 3101), Sec. 7, eff. January 1, 2008.