All Forum Posts by: Xian Anu

I live in Frisco, TX. I rented a home for over a year. The lease agreement I signed with the home owner states that I am obliged to pay rent till end of April. I bought a home and had to move out in March. When I asked the owner about my situation, he said that if he can find a new tenant, the lease would be pardoned.

Now, here is my question. I already paid the owner rent for the month of April. The new tenant moved into the rental home on April 15th and has paid prorated rent for the last 15 days of April. I asked the owner if he could return to me 15 days rent since he already has a new tenant paying rent for the second half of April. The owner said No without any further explanation.

I wanted to ask if I had grounds for requesting a refund of 15 days rent from the owner. From what I have read, it is not legal (at least in TX) for an owner to charge rent from two different tenants on the property at any given point.

Please advise.

Xian