Your Texas move-out, dated from notice to deposit.
Enter your lease end or the day you give notice. You get every step that matters, each with its date and the statute behind it: notice, the steps that start your landlord's clock, report day, keys, and the day the deposit is due.
Last day to give written noticeYour deadline
The tenancy ends on the later of the day in your notice or one month after you give it. Month-to-month tenancy, unless a signed lease sets a different period. A fixed-term lease or a signed agreement can set a different period: check yours.
Send your forwarding address in writing (starts the clock)Starts the clock
Texas makes this a precondition: “is not obligated to return a tenant's security deposit… until the tenant gives the landlord a written statement of the tenant's forwarding address”. Send it on move-out day and keep proof of sending.
Move-out condition report: photos of every roomYour deadline
Photograph each room after you clean, before you hand back the keys. Hashes and server receipts record when housr saw each photo.
Hand back the keys (your surrender date)Starts the clock
Texas's clock starts when: you surrender the unit. Write down the date and how you returned the keys.
Deposit and itemized list due backLandlord's deadline
30 calendar days from move-out.
If nothing has arrived: send the demand letterYour deadline
Late is a fact you can put in writing. The letter cites Tex. Prop. Code §92.103, §92.107 and the date it was due.
Small claims, if the demand goes unanswered (limit $20,000)
Justice court: civil matters where the amount in controversy is not more than $20,000, exclusive of interest. The date assumes the 10-day reply window housr suggests in the letter.