How much notice must a landlord give before entering in Texas?
Texas has no statute requiring landlords to give advance notice before entering a rental unit — entry rights come entirely from the lease.
Most Texas leases (including the widely used TAA form) grant entry for repairs and showings with some notice, and a landlord entering without any lease authority risks trespass liability. The one heavily regulated entry-adjacent area is lockouts, which § 92.0081 tightly restricts.
Texas entry notice at a glance
| Advance notice required | No fixed statutory period (see notice standard) |
|---|---|
| Notice standard | No Texas statute requires advance notice before landlord entry; entry rights are governed by the lease. |
| Permitted reasons | Not enumerated by statute; whatever the lease provides, bounded by the tenant's possessory rights (entry without lease authority can constitute trespass) and specific statutes on lockouts (§ 92.0081) and smoke-alarm inspection duties. |
| Emergency exception | Yes |
| Time-of-day restrictions | Not addressed by statute |
Notes and caveats
Common questions: Texas entry notice
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- How many hours' notice must a landlord give before entering in Texas?
- No fixed statutory period (see notice standard). No Texas statute requires advance notice before landlord entry; entry rights are governed by the lease.
- What reasons allow a landlord to enter a rental in Texas?
- Not enumerated by statute; whatever the lease provides, bounded by the tenant's possessory rights (entry without lease authority can constitute trespass) and specific statutes on lockouts (§ 92.0081) and smoke-alarm inspection duties.
- Can a landlord enter without notice in an emergency in Texas?
- Yes — Texas recognizes an emergency exception to the entry-notice requirement.
- Are there time-of-day limits on when a landlord can enter in Texas?
- Not addressed by statute.
Statute citations
- Texas State Law Library, Landlord-Tenant Law guide Official source
- Tex. Prop. Code § 92.0081 Official source
How this record was verified: Web verification against the Texas State Law Library landlord-tenant guides (guides.sll.texas.gov, official state source summarizing Prop. Code ch. 92) and full statute text of Prop. Code §§ 92.019, 92.103, 92.104, 92.107, 92.109 via legal databases; statutes.capitol.texas.gov URLs cited for the official text.