Dear Sir, My wife and I rented an apartment in XXXX, Texas, which was taken over by new management shortly before we vacated. Under the terms of the contract ( which I no longer have a copy of but requested from the collection agency, who refused to supply it, though admitting they have a copy ), charged us {$510.00} for vacating, including keeping our deposit. 
We left the premises as our contract had expired. I gave one month 's notice, though they asked for two months and refused to check the apartment before we left. We left it in good condition, took everything out, and gave the key to a trusted neighbor. 
I have filed chapter XXXX, but it is affecting my wife 's credit report. 
Their methods are totally illegal. As I understand, Texas law allows tenants to vacate at the end of their contract without any problems, nor notice.