Texas agents search for a "TREC pet agreement" constantly — but TREC has never promulgated one. Here's the real form, what it covers, and how to handle it correctly on your next lease.
No. The Texas Real Estate Commission does not promulgate a pet agreement, pet addendum, or animal policy form. TREC's 42 current promulgated forms include six sales contracts — like TREC 20-19 One to Four Family Residential Contract (Resale) — along with a range of addenda and notices, such as TREC 10-6 Addendum for Sale of Other Property by Buyer, TREC 33-2 Addendum for Coastal Area Property, and TREC 36-11 Addendum for Property Subject to Mandatory Membership in a Property Owners Association, plus disclosures and temporary lease riders like TREC 15-7 and TREC 16-7. What TREC has never issued is a standalone pet or animal form, and it doesn't promulgate a standard residential lease at all.
What most agents are actually looking for is TXR 2004, Animal Agreement, published by Texas REALTORS®. It's the standard, form-of-record addendum used across the state to document pet and animal terms for a residential tenancy, and it's the closest thing to an official "TREC pet agreement" that exists in practice.
Because TXR forms are so widely adopted alongside TREC contracts and addenda, the two get conflated constantly in search and in casual broker conversation. Getting the terminology right matters for compliance and for client trust — you want to be the agent who can explain exactly which form governs which situation.
Documents the number and type of animals allowed, any deposit or pet rent, and the owner's specific conditions.
Sets expectations for cleanup, damage liability, and behavior so enforcement isn't ambiguous later.
Executed as an addendum alongside the residential lease, not as a freestanding agreement.
A typical residential leasing file starts with a listing agreement — TXR 1102, Residential Real Estate Listing Agreement, Exclusive Right to Lease — that authorizes the agent to market the property and secure a tenant. If the property is under full leasing and management services, the owner and broker may instead (or additionally) sign TXR 2201, Residential Leasing and Property Management Agreement, which can include disclosures like TXR 2206, Owner's Notice Concerning Condition of Property Under Property Management Agreement.
Once a tenant is identified and the lease is being finalized, TXR 2004 is added as an addendum documenting the animal terms both parties agreed to. If two different brokerages are involved in placing the tenant, TXR 2002, Agreement Between Brokers for Residential Leases, coordinates compensation between them — separate from, and unrelated to, the pet terms themselves.
Keeping these forms straight — which one authorizes the agent, which one governs the tenancy, and which one addresses animals specifically — is exactly the kind of detail that separates a smooth file from a compliance headache down the line.
One of the most important distinctions in this area isn't about paperwork mechanics — it's about fair housing law. Service animals and other assistance animals used by a person with a disability are not "pets" under fair housing rules, and owners generally cannot charge a pet deposit or pet rent for them or apply breed and weight restrictions the way they would for an ordinary pet.
This is a nuanced, fact-specific area of housing law, and the right response depends on the individual request and property type. RaiderX agents should not attempt to make case-by-case legal determinations on their own — when an assistance-animal request comes up, loop in your broker and, where appropriate, a qualified attorney rather than relying on the pet addendum language alone.
Getting this wrong exposes both the agent and the property owner to real risk. Treat it as a compliance checkpoint on every lease file where an animal is involved, not just a box to check on TXR 2004.
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No. TREC does not promulgate a pet or animal agreement. The standard Texas form for documenting pet terms on a residential lease is TXR 2004, Animal Agreement, published by Texas REALTORS®.
It documents which animals are permitted, any breed or weight restrictions the owner sets, the number of animals allowed, pet deposits or ongoing pet rent, and tenant responsibilities for cleanup, noise, and damage.
Assistance animals used by a person with a disability are treated differently from pets under fair housing law, and owners generally can't charge pet fees or apply breed restrictions to them. This is a fact-specific legal area — involve your broker and, where needed, a qualified attorney rather than relying on the standard addendum alone.
It's executed as an addendum alongside the residential lease, typically after a listing agreement (like TXR 1102) or a full property management agreement (TXR 2201) has authorized the leasing activity.
The current revision is dated 2026-01-05. Always confirm you're using the current version — RaiderX's EZDocs is built to keep sponsored agents on current TREC and TXR forms.
EZDocs, RaiderX's in-app forms tool (currently in beta), lets sponsored agents fill every current TREC form and a growing library of TXR forms from a guided flow, send them for e-signature with no per-signature fee, and have the signed copy file into the deal automatically. Check the current EZDocs coverage list to confirm whether a specific TXR form, like the Animal Agreement, is supported yet.
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