TX HB5073

Requires residential landlords to provide tenants with an accounting statement within 3 business days of receiving a written request, detailing rent owed per payment period, outstanding balance, description of each charge or fee with due dates, lease provisions authorizing non-rent charges, and remaining payments under the lease

Allows landlords to provide the accounting statement in paper format, electronic format if requested by the tenant, or by email if the parties have previously communicated about the statement via email

Courts must abate (pause) any landlord lawsuit to enforce a lease until the landlord provides the required accounting statement if the tenant submits evidence that the landlord failed to comply with the request

Tenants, governmental agencies, or civic associations acting on a tenant's behalf may sue landlords who fail to provide the accounting statement within 10 days of the written request

Prevailing parties in such lawsuits may recover court costs and attorney's fees, and prevailing tenants may recover the greater of one month's rent or $500 for each violation

Takes effect September 1, 2025, and applies only to requests submitted on or after that date