79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1186, Chapter 348 Page: 4 of 7
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S.B. No. 1186
1 providing evidence of the tenant's entrance into military service
2 if Subsection (b)(1) applies or a copy of the servicemember's
3 military orders if Subsection (b)(2) applies.
4 (d) Termination of a lease under this section is effective:
5 (1) in the case of a lease that provides for monthly
6 payment of rent, on the 30th day after the first date on which the
7 next rental payment is due after the date on which the notice under
8 Subsection (c) (1) is delivered; or
9 (2) in the case of a lease other than a lease described
10 by Subdivision (1), on the last day of the month following the month
11 in which the notice under Subsection (c)(1) is delivered.
12 (e) A landlord, not later than the 30th day after the
13 effective date of the termination of a lease under this section,
14 shall refund to the residential tenant terminating the lease under
15 Subsection (b) all rent or other amounts paid in advance under the
16 lease for any period after the effective date of the termination of
17 the lease.
18 (f) Except as provided by Subsection (q), this section does
19 not affect a tenant's liability for delinquent, unpaid rent or
20 other sums owed to the landlord before the lease was terminated by
21 the tenant under this section.
22 (g) A tenant who terminates a lease under Subsection (b) is
23 released from all liability for any delinquent, unpaid rent owed to
24 the landlord by the tenant on the effective date of the lease
25 termination if the lease does not contain language substantially
26 equivalent to the following:
27 "Tenants may have special statutory rights to4
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1186, Chapter 348, legislative document, June 17, 2005; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth157484/m1/4/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.