If they turn you down without having made their written screening rules available to you, they must refund the fee.
From Tex. Prop. Code § 92.3515, read Oct 6, 2026.Show the law
“If the landlord rejects an applicant and the landlord has not made the notice required by Subsection (a) available, the landlord shall return the application fee and any application deposit …”
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Texas rental application subchapter: selection-criteria notice and application fee refund
What can they charge me to apply?
Texas law sets no limit on application fees.
If they turn you down without having made their written screening rules available to you, they must refund the fee.
In force since
Jan 1, 2008
The law, word for word
“If the landlord rejects an applicant and the landlord has not made the notice required by Subsection (a) available, the landlord shall return the application fee and any application deposit …”