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If you decide to try to negotiate a lease extension, there are no rules and your landlord could refuse to extend your lease, or set whatever terms they like. For example, they may want to increase the ground rent as one of the terms.

When Can a Landlord Change The Lease? Like any other contract, a lease cannot be changed in the middle of the lease term unless both parties agree. Changes to a lease might include increases in rent or new procedures that cause a tenant to pay additional fees, like being required to pay rent online.

Code §§ 92.016-017). Renewals: A landlord in Texas may decide to not renew a lease for almost any reason. However, if the lease expires without a 30-day notice to terminate, the relationship will continue on a month-to-month basis.

This means your landlord cannot evict you without proper cause (most commonly nonpayment of rent) or otherwise disturb your right to live in peace and quiet. Your landlord must also protect you from any wrongful actions taken by other tenants. The right to health and safety in your home.

A tenancy agreement can normally only be changed if both you and your landlord agree. If you both agree, the change should be recorded in writing, either by drawing up a new written document setting out the terms of the tenancy or by amending the existing written tenancy agreement.

A Lease Amendment is used to modify an existing Lease Agreement between a tenant and landlord by adding or removing clauses, or changing existing clauses. An amendment allows the parties to change the terms without having to sign a new Lease Agreement.

Texas law allows tenants to break their lease without their landlord's agreement—and without paying a penalty—in two specific scenarios: they are the victim of domestic violence, or they are a member of the military who's been deployed somewhere else.

A Lease Amendment is used to modify an existing Lease Agreement between a tenant and landlord by adding or removing clauses, or changing existing clauses. An amendment allows the parties to change the terms without having to sign a new Lease Agreement.

Both parties must agree to the proposed amendments. A lease is a legally binding agreement between a tenant and landlord, therefore it cannot be altered without both parties' consent. Typically, a landlord is more likely than a tenant to propose an amendment to the lease.