Changes to Leasing & Property Management Forms Adopted

The Legal Department of Texas REALTORS®, in collaboration with the Leasing and Property Management Forms Task Force, adopted changes to several forms, introduced new ones, and retired others. These updates, proposed on February 6, are now effective as of May 15. You can find the updated forms on the Texas REALTORS® blank forms download page and through approved forms vendors. Below is a summary of the affected forms.

Stay tuned for the next phase of updates, which will include revisions to the Property Management Agreement and Residential Lease.

Revised Forms

TXR 2003 Residential Lease Application

• Labeled paragraphs for ease of use
• Reformatted to allow for easy identification of applicant information
• Added area to identify co-applicant(s) and relationship to applicant
• Added text message consent question
• Clarified REALTOR® representation and marketing question
• Clarified vehicles section should include any and all and added parking disclaimer
• Added vaping to smoking question
• Clarified Authorization paragraph

TXR 2004 Animal Agreement

• Clarified expectation that assistance animals are still to be reported to landlord
• Added bolded note about misrepresentation of assistance animals per Texas Human Resources Code 121.006
• Clarified expectations for animals on property
• Clarified Consideration paragraph to account for various scenarios
• Reworded tenant’s liability for property damage
• Clarified Default paragraph to include immediate removal of animal

TXR 2006 Residential Lease Inventory and Condition Form

• Reformatted for ease of use
• Replaced “master bedroom” with “primary bedroom”
• Replaced “drapes, blinds, shutters” with “window coverings” to maximize information provided
• Added blanks for “gate keys” and “other” in Section R. Number of Keys

TXR 2007 Residential Lease Guaranty

• Changed “pet” to “animal” for consistency among all Texas REALTORS® forms
• Clarified that name listed should match what is listed on proof of ID
• Replaced phones/pager with simply “phone” and “alternate phone”
• Removed height, weight, hair color, and eye color
• Added “relationship to tenant” line

TXR 2014 Residential Lease Amendment

• Added additional space for both landlord and tenant names
• Clarified Section C. Occupants; it now states that occupants are amended as follows with both “add” and “remove” sections
• Added instructional note on occupant changes versus tenant changes
• Switched landlord and tenant information boxes to correspond with signature boxes below

TXR 2015 Addendum Regarding Rental Flood Disclosure

• Added informational notice at top of page for proper form usage

TXR 2016 Tenant and Occupant Information

• Slight reformatting
• Clarified that full legal name must be used
• Removed “age” space, as date of birth is already requested
• Added “ID number” for alternative to license number
• Removed marital status question
• Clarified locations for tenant versus occupant information

TXR 2208 Notice to Vacate

• Added note for B(2) effective date to ensure compliance with Property Code
• Moved disclaimers around, added note under B(2) effective date
• Added note to clarify for alternate means of delivery per Property Code 24.005(f-1)

TXR 2211 Lease Amendment Concerning Tenant Change

• Replaced “pet” with “animal” for consistency among all forms
• Clarified Section B to account for any and all deposits

TXR 2216 Itemization of Security Deposit

• Replaced “pet” with “animal” for consistency among all forms
• Clarified security deposit inclusions
• Added extra space for “Other” section

TXR 2225 Response to Request for Assistance Animal

• Replaced “pet” with “animal” for consistency among all forms
• Changed animals “in” the property to animals “on” the property to include all areas of the property
• Moved landlord signature line to left for consistency among forms

TXR 2226 General Information for Landlord Regarding Assistance Animals

• Added information to definitions of assistance animals for clarity;
• Replaced “pet” with “animal” for consistency among all forms

TXR 2229 Notice of Termination Due to Casualty Loss

• Included reasonableness standard for removing items from property

New Forms

TXR 2230 Notice of Late Rent Breach of Lease

• Designed to be used by a property manager or landlord to notify a tenant of the tenant’s financial breach of lease (i.e., failure to timely pay rent, notice of unpaid rent, or a payment that has been returned unpaid by the institution on which it was drawn). Though not required, this form gives the tenant an opportunity to cure the breach and is therefore not to be used as a notice terminating tenant’s right to occupy the property. Designed to be used in conjunction with TXR 2208 to satisfy requirements of Texas Property Code Chapter 24.

TXR 2231 Notice of Non-Rent Breach of Lease

• Designed to be used by property manager or landlord to notify a tenant of the tenant’s breach of any other provision of the lease (not financial). Though not required, this form gives the tenant an opportunity to cure the listed breach and is therefore not to be used as a notice terminating tenant’s right to occupy the property. To satisfy the requirements of Texas Property Code Chapter 24, this form should be used in conjunction with TXR 2208.

Retired Forms

TXR 2209 Late Notice or Notice of Other Breach of Lease

TXR 2227 COVID-19 Lease Plan Payment Agreement