STEPHENS, Justice.
Louay Mezayek recovered judgment, under Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 5236e (Vernon Supp.1982) against G.H. Stool for his actual damages, trebled, and attorneys' fees. Suit was for recovery of a security deposit given under an oral lease. An essential element of recovery under article 5236e is the existence of a rental agreement between the parties. A rental agreement was not established in this case; accordingly we reverse and render.
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