Texas landlord kept a couple’s $2,600 security deposit and sued them for more money after they moved out; the tenants counterclaimed, won damages and legal fees, and the appeals court largely upheld it
Representative Image (AI-generated) A Texas landlord who retained a couple’s $2,600 security deposit and sued them for additional money after they moved out has lost most of her appeal against a judgment in the tenants’ favour. In a memorandum opinion dated October 15, 2026, the Texas Fourteenth Court of Appeals upheld the lower court’s decision…