Is a landlord required to provide written notice to a tenant that their lease will not be renewed?
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Is a landlord required to provide written notice to a tenant that their lease will not be renewed?
In the state of TX, is a landlord required to provide written notice to a tenant that they will not be renewing a lease before the term of the lease is expired? If so, how many days before the lease is expired does the notice have to be received by the tenant?
Asked on May 27, 2011 under Real Estate Law, Texas
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
No, a landlord does not have to provide any notice--written or otherwise--that the lease will not be renewed. Or, at least that is the case under the law. It is possible that your lease itself requires notice. Remember, leases are contracts: their terms bind both parties (landlord and tenant). Therefore, if the lease provides that there must be notice of nonrewal or that it will renew unless there is notice to the contrary, that term will enforced. However, in the absence of a term or condition in the lease itself, the law does not require advance notice of nonrewal. Nothing, of course, stops the tenant from asking at any time or from asking to sign a renewal lease in advance.
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