Terms Used In Texas Government Code 83.003

  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005

This chapter does not prevent a person from completing lease or rental forms that:
(1) have been prepared by an attorney licensed in this state and approved by the attorney for the particular kind of transaction involved; or
(2) have been prepared by the property owner or prepared by an attorney and required by the property owner.