Room Rental Agreement in Texas

For renting a room in a home, including your own home. Some states treat a renter in the owner's home (a lodger) differently when ending the arrangement — see your state's household rules.

What Texas law says

Tenancy at will	Texas eviction law recognizes tenants at will and by sufferance (including an occupant at the time of a foreclosure). A tenant at will or by sufferance who refuses to surrender possession on written demand commits forcible detainer. The landlord must give at least three days' written notice to vacate before filing an eviction suit, unless the parties agreed in a written lease to a shorter or longer period. Source: Tex. Prop. Code §§ 24.002(a)(2), 24.005(b)

Tenancy at will

Texas eviction law recognizes tenants at will and by sufferance (including an occupant at the time of a foreclosure). A tenant at will or by sufferance who refuses to surrender possession on written demand commits forcible detainer. The landlord must give at least three days' written notice to vacate before filing an eviction suit, unless the parties agreed in a written lease to a shorter or longer period.

Source: Tex. Prop. Code §§ 24.002(a)(2), 24.005(b)

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ROOM RENTAL AGREEMENT

Owner/landlord: [owner name] Renter: [renter name]

Room: [room description] in the home at [home address]. Shared areas the renter may use: [shared areas].

Term: begins [start date]; [ends on end date / continues month to month].

Rent: $[monthly rent] due on [due day] by [payment method]. Deposit: $[deposit amount].

Utilities included: [utilities included]. House rules: [house rules, e.g. guests, kitchen use, smoking].

Ending the agreement: either side gives at least [notice period] written notice, and never less than state law requires.

Signatures and dates: [signatures]

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