The Leasing and Property Management Committee on February 6 proposed changes to several Texas REALTORS® forms. Visit the Proposed Form Changes page to see the redlines and to comment on the forms before March 7.
Here are explanations about the changes.
Proposed Revisions to Existing Forms
TXR 2003 Residential Lease Application
- Added lettered paragraphs for ease of use.
- Added additional checkboxes under Property Condition about how the tenant viewed the property.
- Clarified REALTOR® representation and marketing questions.
- Removed marital status questions.
- Added text message consent question.
- Clarified authorizations given to landlord and/or landlord’s agent regarding applicant information.
TXR 2004 Animal Agreement
- Clarified definitions and expectations for animals on property.
- Clarified Consideration paragraph to account for various scenarios.
- Reworded tenant’s liability for property damage.
TXR 2006 Residential Lease Inventory and Condition Form
- Reformatted for ease of use.
- Replaced “master” with “primary.”
- Replaced “drapes, blinds, shutters” with “window coverings” to maximize information provided.
TXR 2007 Residential Lease Guaranty
- Changed “pet” to “animal” for consistency among all Texas REALTORS® forms.
- Removed marital status question.
- Removed citizenship question.
TXR 2014 Residential Lease Amendment
- Added additional space for landord and tenant names.
- Added “add” and “remove” checkboxes to clarify occupant changes.
- Added instructional note on occupant changes versus tenant changes.
- Switched landlord and tenant information boxes to correspond with signature boxes below.
TXR 2015 Addendum Regarding Rental Flood Disclosure
- Added informational notice for proper form usage.
TXR 2016 Tenant and Occupant Information
- Removed “age” space, as date of birth is already requested.
- Removed marital status question.
- Lengthened Social Security number line.
- Clarified locations for tenant versus occupant information.
TXR 2208 Notice to Vacate
- Added disclaimer for affixing notice per Texas Property Code.
TXR 2211 Lease Amendment Concerning Tenant Change
- Replaced “pet” with “animal” for consistency among all Texas REALTORS® forms.
TXR 2216 Itemization of Security Deposit
- Replaced “pet” with “animal” for consistency among all Texas REALTORS® forms.
- Clarified Security Deposit inclusions.
TXR 2225 Response to Request for Assistance Animal
- Changed “pet” to “animal” for consistency among all Texas REALTORS® forms.
- Moved landlord signature line to left for consistency among Texas REALTORS® forms.
TXR 2226 General Information for Landlord Regarding Assistance Animals
- Added information to definitions of assistance animals for clarity.
- Replaced “pet” with “animal” for consistency among all Texas REALTORS® forms.
TXR 2229 Notice of Termination Due to Casualty Loss
- Included reasonableness standard for removing items from property.
Proposed New Forms
The committee proposed splitting TXR 2209 Late Notice or Notice of Other Breach of Lease into the following two new forms:
- Notice of Late Rent Breach of Lease
- Notice of Non-Rent Breach of Lease
Proposed Form Removal
TXR 2227 COVID-19 Lease Plan Payment Agreement
- This form could be reworked in the future to a form for a payment plan agreement.
I don’t think we need a flood disclosure form with every rental unless the property is in a flood zone or the homeowner carries flood insurance. This is an unnecessary additional piece of paper.
After Harvey Houston had flooding in non flood plains
I completely agree with you. This is unnecessary burden. If it is in flood zone, they should be required to do it.
There are A LOT of homes that flooded during Harvey in Houston that are still not in a flood zone. We HIGHLY value this document in Houston.
It needs to modified on Clause #17 (3) that the filters needs to be changed every month, since according to new technology, there new filters that last a least 3, 6 or even 12 months, so, it should say “Filters according to the manufacture specification” and leave a space blank to enter when the filters needs to change _____ months.
I’m living in a rental house and the filters needs to change every 12 months, the landlord sent me a breach of contract because I did change the filters every month.
I was waiting for the revised property management agreement
I would also like to see the property management agreement revised.
YES please split these forms, the single form is very confusing to tenants!
“The committee proposed splitting TXR 2209 Late Notice or Notice of Other Breach of Lease into the following two new forms:
Notice of Late Rent Breach of Lease
Notice of Non-Rent Breach of Lease”
Please split form TXR2209. That would be awesome. It is confusing to the tenants.
I was hoping to understand the regulations regarding application fees charged to applicants, as it appears that many management companies are in the business of collecting high, non-refundable fees to applicants. A second and subsequent application shouldn’t be charged until the first has been rejected.
I absolutely agree with you. Each agency chooses how they handle their multiple applications and if they are only pulling credit and not doing all the other verifications then they aren’t actually performing the full application process. Credit scores can be low because the line of credit is new even when paying on time. The online applications are the worst. We should be using the TXR form only. There is so many instances of disparity just based on an applicant’s inability to complete an application online. I always wondered if the rental criterias presented to the public were reviewed and… Read more »
I recently created a response email to internet leads with a statement of whether or not the rental property was a good financial fit for them. There are so many variations of rental criterias and fees now associated with renting a property that it literally discourages renters from applying. My statement of information includes rent, security deposit, app fee, admin fee, residential package fee, animal fees and deposits, lease signing fees, and basic information on how to determine their rent budget along with qualifying criteria (this is customized to each property I’m going to show and their available criteria). This… Read more »