{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-92.102","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Property Code § 92.102","heading":"SECURITY DEPOSIT.","body":"A security deposit is any advance of money, other than a rental application deposit or an advance payment of rent, that is intended primarily to secure performance under a lease of a dwelling that has been entered into by a landlord and a tenant.\nActs 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3639, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 744, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.","path":["PROPERTY CODE","TITLE 8. LANDLORD AND TENANT","CHAPTER 92. RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES","SUBCHAPTER C. SECURITY DEPOSITS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm#92.102","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:37Z","sha256":"b5c930b89c8d2346e83f7c4d7fe0e755f6fd01e35a8939e24dfd269ae958c031","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-92.101","next":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-92.103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}