Texas law requires landlords to refund security deposits within 30 days after renters move out of an apartment or home.

Still, complaints are common about tenants waiting months for money that is rightfully theirs.

One Houston renter wrote to ‘2 Helps You’ saying she’s been waiting for months for her security deposit.

Investigator Amy Davis started asking questions, and that led to 25+ people getting deposit refunds.

How long do landlords have to return the security deposit?

Landlords have 30 days from the date you move out to send you the security deposit you paid when you moved in.

But tenants have obligations.

You cannot break your lease

Must give 30 days’ notice in writing or as your lease requires before moving

Provide your landlord with a forwarding address

One woman who

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