Texas Commercial Lease Landlord Lockout (Prop. Code § 93.002) & NNN Cap Redline
Texas Property Code § 93.002 allows a commercial landlord to change your door locks without a court order the moment rent is late—and crucially, § 93.002(h) states that a commercial lease text can SUPERSEDE the statute if the lease waives prior notice! Standard TAR and Dallas/Houston/Austin landlord forms explicitly waive advance lockout notice, grant a statutory Landlord’s Lien (Tex. Prop. Code § 54.021) over your business equipment, and pass through uncapped annual county appraisal district (CAD) property tax spikes.
Small Business Hit With $29,500 Year-End NNN Reconciliation Spike After Building Resurfacing & Sale
An office/retail tenant signed a lease with no annual cap on Controllable CAM and no capital expenditure exclusion. After the shopping center changed hands, the new landlord repaved the parking lot, hiked property management fees to 15%, and passed through a $29,500 year-end NNN reconciliation bill.
RedlineCore™ inserts a strict 4% non-cumulative annual cap on controllable Operating Expenses, excludes capital replacements, and caps admin fees at 4%.
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“Texas Lockout Notice, Lien Waiver & NNN Cap: (a) Notwithstanding Texas Property Code § 93.002, Landlord shall not change the locks or exclude Tenant from the Premises unless Tenant fails to cure a monetary default within ten (10) business days after receipt of written notice from Landlord; (b) Landlord hereby waives and releases all statutory (Tex. Prop. Code §
What to Say to the Property Insurance Carrier / Desk Adjuster
"We need three standard Texas tenant protections: a 10-business-day written cure notice before any Prop. Code § 93.002 lockout remedy, a waiver of the statutory/contractual landlord lien so our bank financing stays clean, and a 4% cap on controllable CAM."
Why they drafted it this way: Because Texas Property Code § 93.002 lets lease language override the statutory tenant protections, Texas landlords write explicit "no-notice lockout" waivers into almost every first draft.
Mandatory Audit Checklist Points
- Delete any clause stating the Lease "supersedes Texas Property Code § 93.002" to allow no-notice lockouts
- Require 10 business days written notice and opportunity to cure before any lockout
- Waive Texas statutory Landlord’s Lien (Tex. Prop. Code § 54.021) and contractual UCC liens on Tenant equipment
- Cap controllable NNN/CAM at 4% non-cumulative and cap Texas rooftop HVAC repairs at $1,500/unit/year
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can a Texas commercial lease waive my right to advance notice before a landlord lockout?
Yes! Under Texas Property Code § 93.002(h), if there is a conflict between the statute and the written commercial lease, the written lease controls. That is why landlords insert language waiving advance notice—and why you must redline it back to a mandatory 10-day written notice and cure period.
Why must I waive the Texas Statutory Landlord’s Lien (Tex. Prop. Code § 54.021)?
If you ever apply for an SBA loan, equipment financing, or business line of credit, your bank will require a first-position lien on your business assets. Leaving the Texas statutory landlord lien intact blocks your loan approval or forces you to pay the landlord’s lawyers thousands of dollars later to sign a Landlord Lien Waiver.
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Upload your Roofing, Hail & Wind Scope PDF or Word (.docx) draft to ClaimXray.com to run the "Texas Commercial Lease Landlord Lockout (Prop. Code § 93.002) & NNN Cap Redline" defense cartridge 100% anonymously—with zero account registration, zero email login, and stateless in-memory processing. RedlineCore™ 4.0 flags Texas commercial lease landlord lockout Prop Code 93.002 NNN cap redline exposure (typically $35,000 – $160,000 in TX overnight lockouts, HVAC replacements & tax spikes; documented unredlined loss: $29,500 surprise year-end CAM & tax true-up), checks for cross-section overrides, and exports a ready-to-send Microsoft Word (.docx) Track-Changes file.
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