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<p>My apartment in Houston TX was flooded yesterday during the rainfall of Hurricane Harvey. 
I have been leasing an apartment for over 1 year now. It is non livable at this time. Flood water was at my knees for 24 hours throughout the entire apartment complex, deeper in some areas. </p>

<p>I was able to speak with the leasing office manager today. She is friendly, but her own home (off site) was also flooded, I don&#39;t blame her for not having all the answers. The apartment is owned by an out of state corporate office. (I&#39;ll withhold the name, I&#39;m unsure of this subreddits rules.) </p>

<p>What I was told is that all 2nd and 3rd story apartments in the complex are occupied at this time. There is another complex under the same ownership and relocation is being looked into. They are also checking on the possibility of temporary housing at hotels. We&#39;re now at my mother-in-laws and not needing this temporary housing. </p>

<p>My question: can the apartment fine me for wanting to break my lease rather than move into the other location? (which isn&#39;t even a definite at this point.) Will I get my deposits back? Will this effect my credit? Will this give me negative marks for future renting agreements? Will I have to pay an expensive early termination fee for breaking lease? How will the rest of my rent payment be pro-rated? </p>

<p>Thank you very much if you can help.</p>
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This is not legal advice.  This is merely a partial education about potentially relevant law.</p>

<p>Texas Property Code Chapter 92 governs residential tenancies in Texas.  Potentially relevant statutes:</p>

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<p>Sec. 92.054.  CASUALTY LOSS.<br/>
(b)  If after a casualty loss the rental premises are as a practical matter totally unusable for residential purposes and if the casualty loss is not caused by the negligence or fault of the tenant, a member of the tenant&#39;s family, or a guest or invitee of the tenant, either the landlord or the tenant may terminate the lease by giving written notice to the other any time before repairs are completed.  If the lease is terminated, the tenant is entitled only to a pro rata refund of rent from the date the tenant moves out and to a refund of any security deposit otherwise required by law.</p>

<p>Sec. 92.062.  LEASE TERM AFTER NATURAL DISASTER.  If a rental premises is, as a practical matter, totally unusable for residential purposes as a result of a natural disaster such as a hurricane, tornado, flood, extended freeze, or widespread windstorm, a landlord that allows a tenant to move to another rental unit owned by the landlord may not require the tenant to execute a lease for a term longer than the term remaining on the tenant&#39;s lease on the date the premises was rendered unusable as a result of the natural disaster.</p>
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<p>There are other statutes in this same subchapter which may also be important.</p>
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Your deposit should be fine. They&#39;ll have to get it anyways. Check out your renters insurance and see if they have a loss of use section.</p>
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