Rent Receipt in Texas

A simple rent receipt to give a tenant for each payment — especially cash. Some states require a receipt for cash rent; check your state below.

What Texas law says

Rent receipts	Cash payments only. A landlord must accept a tenant's timely cash rent unless a written lease requires payment by check, money order or another traceable or negotiable instrument. A landlord who receives cash rent must give the tenant a written receipt and record the payment date and amount in a record book the landlord keeps. The statute does not list other required receipt contents. A tenant (or a governmental entity or civic association acting for the tenant) may sue to stop a violation; a prevailing tenant may recover the greater of one month's rent or $500 for each violation, plus court costs and reasonable attorney's fees. Source: Tex. Prop. Code § 92.011

Rent receipts

Cash payments only. A landlord must accept a tenant's timely cash rent unless a written lease requires payment by check, money order or another traceable or negotiable instrument. A landlord who receives cash rent must give the tenant a written receipt and record the payment date and amount in a record book the landlord keeps. The statute does not list other required receipt contents. A tenant (or a governmental entity or civic association acting for the tenant) may sue to stop a violation; a prevailing tenant may recover the greater of one month's rent or $500 for each violation, plus court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.

Source: Tex. Prop. Code § 92.011

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RENT RECEIPT No. [receipt number]

Date received: [date received]

Received from: [tenant name(s)]

Rental address: [rental address]

Amount: $[amount paid] Paid by: [cash / check no. / money order / electronic]

For: rent for the period [rental period, e.g. Nov 1-30] Balance still owed: $[balance owed]

Received by: [landlord or agent name], [landlord address or phone] Signature: ____________________

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General legal information, not legal advice. Laws change and local rules can differ; check the linked official source or talk to a lawyer about your situation.