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How many days notice does a tenant give a landlord to terminate lease in Texas?
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∙ 11y ago
If you are on a fixed term lease, there is probably a provision in the written lease agreement that sets out the procedure for terminating the lease. If you're on a periodic (month to month) tenancy, you must give one month's advance notice.
Getting out of a fixed term lease early could be difficult unless you can get your landlord to agree to it, or unless you can find a suitable new tenant to take over the balance of the lease. Otherwise you could be liable for paying rent for the remainder of the lease term, and possibly also for paying the landlord's expenses to ready the premises for reletting to a new tenant.
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can a landlord change the locks on a commercial building without notice
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In Texas if landlord procrastonates before making repairs what should be done?
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