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Free First-Time Renter Education Program

  • Web-based, online course designed to educate first-time renters about their rights and responsibilities as renters in Texas.
  • Free to prospective future residents.
  • Also available at no charge to Texas high school students through life skills and other similar classes, and to universities and other educational institutions.
  • TAAEF is working through the Texas Education Agency and directly with high schools to promote the program and increase its use across the state.
  • Program content focuses on the information renters need to select, lease, and live responsibly in rental housing.
  • TAA leases and other related forms are used in the program to prepare students for the use of these forms in the future.
  • Developed and funded by the Texas Apartment Association Education Foundation.

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