Texas Statutes
Title 8 - Landlord and Tenant
Chapter 92 - Residential Tenancies

Section 92.009. Residential Tenant's Right of Reentry After Unlawful Lockout - Sec. 92.009. RESIDENTIAL TENANT'S RIGHT OF REENTRY AFTER UNLAWFUL LOCKOUT....

Section 92.0091. Residential Tenant's Right of Restoration After Unlawful Utility Disconnection - Sec. 92.0091. RESIDENTIAL TENANT'S RIGHT OF RESTORATION AFTER UNLAWFUL UTILITY...

Section 92.010. Occupancy Limits - Sec. 92.010. OCCUPANCY LIMITS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 92.011. Cash Rental Payments - Sec. 92.011. CASH RENTAL PAYMENTS. (a) A landlord shall accept...

Section 92.012. Notice to Tenant at Primary Residence - Sec. 92.012. NOTICE TO TENANT AT PRIMARY RESIDENCE. (a) If,...

Section 92.013. Notice of Rule or Policy Change Affecting Tenant's Personal Property - Sec. 92.013. NOTICE OF RULE OR POLICY CHANGE AFFECTING TENANT'S...

Section 92.0131. Notice Regarding Vehicle Towing or Parking Rules or Policies - Sec. 92.0131. NOTICE REGARDING VEHICLE TOWING OR PARKING RULES OR...

Section 92.0132. Term of Parking Permit - Sec. 92.0132. TERM OF PARKING PERMIT. A landlord who issues...

Section 92.0135. Notice for Dwelling Located in Floodplain - Sec. 92.0135. NOTICE FOR DWELLING LOCATED IN FLOODPLAIN. (a) In...

Section 92.014. Personal Property and Security Deposit of Deceased Tenant - Sec. 92.014. PERSONAL PROPERTY AND SECURITY DEPOSIT OF DECEASED TENANT....

Section 92.015. Tenant's Right to Summon Police or Emergency Assistance - Sec. 92.015. TENANT'S RIGHT TO SUMMON POLICE OR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE....

Section 92.016. Right to Vacate and Avoid Liability Following Family Violence - Sec. 92.016. RIGHT TO VACATE AND AVOID LIABILITY FOLLOWING FAMILY...

Section 92.0161. Right to Vacate and Avoid Liability Following Certain Sex Offenses or Stalking - Sec. 92.0161. RIGHT TO VACATE AND AVOID LIABILITY FOLLOWING CERTAIN...

Section 92.0162. Right to Vacate and Avoid Liability Following Tenant's Death - Sec. 92.0162. RIGHT TO VACATE AND AVOID LIABILITY FOLLOWING TENANT'S...

Section 92.017. Right to Vacate and Avoid Liability Following Certain Decisions Related to Military Service - Sec. 92.017. RIGHT TO VACATE AND AVOID LIABILITY FOLLOWING CERTAIN...

Section 92.018. Liability of Tenant for Governmental Fines - Sec. 92.018. LIABILITY OF TENANT FOR GOVERNMENTAL FINES. (a) In...

Section 92.019. Late Payment of Rent; Fees - Sec. 92.019. LATE PAYMENT OF RENT; FEES. (a) A landlord...

Section 92.0191. Statement of Late Fees - Sec. 92.0191. STATEMENT OF LATE FEES. A tenant may request...

Section 92.020. Emergency Phone Number - Sec. 92.020. EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER. (a) A landlord that has...

Section 92.021. Liability of Certain Guarantors Under Lease - Sec. 92.021. LIABILITY OF CERTAIN GUARANTORS UNDER LEASE. (a) A...

Section 92.023. Tenant's Remedies Regarding Revocation of Certificate of Occupancy - Sec. 92.023. TENANT'S REMEDIES REGARDING REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY....

Section 92.024. Landlord's Duty to Provide Copy of Lease - Sec. 92.024. LANDLORD'S DUTY TO PROVIDE COPY OF LEASE. (a)...

Section 92.025. Liability for Leasing to Person With Criminal Record - Sec. 92.025. LIABILITY FOR LEASING TO PERSON WITH CRIMINAL RECORD....

Section 92.026. Possession of Firearms or Firearm Ammunition on Leased Premises - Sec. 92.026. POSSESSION OF FIREARMS OR FIREARM AMMUNITION ON LEASED...

Subchapter B. Repair or Closing of Leasehold

Section 92.051. Application - Sec. 92.051. APPLICATION. This subchapter applies to a lease executed,...

Section 92.052. Landlord's Duty to Repair or Remedy - Sec. 92.052. LANDLORD'S DUTY TO REPAIR OR REMEDY. (a) A...

Section 92.053. Burden of Proof - Sec. 92.053. BURDEN OF PROOF. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 92.054. Casualty Loss - Sec. 92.054. CASUALTY LOSS. (a) If a condition results from...

Section 92.055. Closing the Rental Premises - Sec. 92.055. CLOSING THE RENTAL PREMISES. (a) A landlord may...

Section 92.056. Landlord Liability and Tenant Remedies; Notice and Time for Repair - Sec. 92.056. LANDLORD LIABILITY AND TENANT REMEDIES; NOTICE AND TIME...

Section 92.0561. Tenant's Repair and Deduct Remedies - Sec. 92.0561. TENANT'S REPAIR AND DEDUCT REMEDIES. (a) If the...

Section 92.0562. Landlord Affidavit for Delay - Sec. 92.0562. LANDLORD AFFIDAVIT FOR DELAY. (a) The tenant must...

Section 92.0563. Tenant's Judicial Remedies - Sec. 92.0563. TENANT'S JUDICIAL REMEDIES. (a) A tenant's judicial remedies...

Section 92.058. Landlord Remedy for Tenant Violation - Sec. 92.058. LANDLORD REMEDY FOR TENANT VIOLATION. (a) If the...

Section 92.060. Agents for Delivery of Notice - Sec. 92.060. AGENTS FOR DELIVERY OF NOTICE. A managing agent,...

Section 92.061. Effect on Other Rights - Sec. 92.061. EFFECT ON OTHER RIGHTS. The duties of a...

Section 92.062. Lease Term After Natural Disaster - Sec. 92.062. LEASE TERM AFTER NATURAL DISASTER. If a rental...

Subchapter C. Security Deposits

Section 92.101. Application - Sec. 92.101. APPLICATION. This subchapter applies to all residential leases....

Section 92.102. Security Deposit - Sec. 92.102. SECURITY DEPOSIT. A security deposit is any advance...

Section 92.103. Obligation to Refund - Sec. 92.103. OBLIGATION TO REFUND. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 92.1031. Conditions for Retention of Security Deposit or Rent Prepayment - Sec. 92.1031. CONDITIONS FOR RETENTION OF SECURITY DEPOSIT OR RENT...

Section 92.104. Retention of Security Deposit; Accounting - Sec. 92.104. RETENTION OF SECURITY DEPOSIT; ACCOUNTING. (a) Before returning...

Section 92.1041. Presumption of Refund or Accounting - Sec. 92.1041. PRESUMPTION OF REFUND OR ACCOUNTING. A landlord is...

Section 92.105. Cessation of Owner's Interest - Sec. 92.105. CESSATION OF OWNER'S INTEREST. (a) If the owner's...

Section 92.106. Records - Sec. 92.106. RECORDS. The landlord shall keep accurate records of...

Section 92.107. Tenant's Forwarding Address - Sec. 92.107. TENANT'S FORWARDING ADDRESS. (a) The landlord is not...

Section 92.108. Liability for Withholding Last Month's Rent - Sec. 92.108. LIABILITY FOR WITHHOLDING LAST MONTH'S RENT. (a) The...

Section 92.109. Liability of Landlord - Sec. 92.109. LIABILITY OF LANDLORD. (a) A landlord who in...

Section 92.110. Lease Without Security Deposit; Required Notice - Sec. 92.110. LEASE WITHOUT SECURITY DEPOSIT; REQUIRED NOTICE. (a) If...

Section 92.111. Fee in Lieu of Security Deposit - Sec. 92.111. FEE IN LIEU OF SECURITY DEPOSIT. (a) If...

Subchapter D. Security Devices

Section 92.151. Definitions - Sec. 92.151. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Doorknob lock" means...

Section 92.152. Application of Subchapter - Sec. 92.152. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) This subchapter does not...

Section 92.153. Security Devices Required Without Necessity of Tenant Request - Sec. 92.153. SECURITY DEVICES REQUIRED WITHOUT NECESSITY OF TENANT REQUEST....

Section 92.154. Height, Strike Plate, and Throw Requirements--Keyed Dead Bolt or Keyless Bolting Device - Sec. 92.154. HEIGHT, STRIKE PLATE, AND THROW REQUIREMENTS--KEYED DEAD BOLT...

Section 92.155. Height Requirements--Sliding Door Security Devices - Sec. 92.155. HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS--SLIDING DOOR SECURITY DEVICES. A sliding door...

Section 92.156. Rekeying or Change of Security Devices - Sec. 92.156. REKEYING OR CHANGE OF SECURITY DEVICES. (a) Except...

Section 92.157. Security Devices Requested by Tenant - Sec. 92.157. SECURITY DEVICES REQUESTED BY TENANT. (a) At a...

Section 92.158. Landlord's Duty to Repair or Replace Security Device - Sec. 92.158. LANDLORD'S DUTY TO REPAIR OR REPLACE SECURITY DEVICE....

Section 92.159. When Tenant's Request or Notice Must Be in Writing - Sec. 92.159. WHEN TENANT'S REQUEST OR NOTICE MUST BE IN...

Section 92.160. Type, Brand, and Manner of Installation - Sec. 92.160. TYPE, BRAND, AND MANNER OF INSTALLATION. Except as...

Section 92.161. Compliance With Tenant Request Required Within Reasonable Time - Sec. 92.161. COMPLIANCE WITH TENANT REQUEST REQUIRED WITHIN REASONABLE TIME....

Section 92.162. Payment of Charges; Limits on Amount Charged - Sec. 92.162. PAYMENT OF CHARGES; LIMITS ON AMOUNT CHARGED. (a)...

Section 92.163. Removal or Alteration of Security Device by Tenant - Sec. 92.163. REMOVAL OR ALTERATION OF SECURITY DEVICE BY TENANT....

Section 92.164. Tenant Remedies for Landlord's Failure to Install or Rekey Certain Security Devices - Sec. 92.164. TENANT REMEDIES FOR LANDLORD'S FAILURE TO INSTALL OR...

Section 92.1641. Landlord's Defenses Relating to Installing or Rekeying Certain Security Devices - Sec. 92.1641. LANDLORD'S DEFENSES RELATING TO INSTALLING OR REKEYING CERTAIN...

Section 92.165. Tenant Remedies for Other Landlord Violations - Sec. 92.165. TENANT REMEDIES FOR OTHER LANDLORD VIOLATIONS. If a...

Section 92.166. Notice of Tenant's Deduction of Repair Costs From Rent - Sec. 92.166. NOTICE OF TENANT'S DEDUCTION OF REPAIR COSTS FROM...

Section 92.167. Landlord's Defenses Relating to Compliance With Tenant's Request - Sec. 92.167. LANDLORD'S DEFENSES RELATING TO COMPLIANCE WITH TENANT'S REQUEST....

Section 92.168. Tenant's Remedy on Notice From Management Company - Sec. 92.168. TENANT'S REMEDY ON NOTICE FROM MANAGEMENT COMPANY. The...

Section 92.169. Agent for Delivery of Notice - Sec. 92.169. AGENT FOR DELIVERY OF NOTICE. A managing agent...

Section 92.170. Effect on Other Landlord Duties and Tenant Remedies - Sec. 92.170. EFFECT ON OTHER LANDLORD DUTIES AND TENANT REMEDIES....

Subchapter E. Disclosure of Ownership and Management

Section 92.201. Disclosure of Ownership and Management - Sec. 92.201. DISCLOSURE OF OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT. (a) A landlord...

Section 92.202. Landlord's Failure to Disclose Information - Sec. 92.202. LANDLORD'S FAILURE TO DISCLOSE INFORMATION. (a) A landlord...

Section 92.203. Landlord's Failure to Correct Information - Sec. 92.203. LANDLORD'S FAILURE TO CORRECT INFORMATION. A landlord who...

Section 92.204. Bad Faith Violation - Sec. 92.204. BAD FAITH VIOLATION. A landlord acts in bad...

Section 92.205. Remedies - Sec. 92.205. REMEDIES. (a) A tenant of a landlord who...

Section 92.206. Landlord's Defense - Sec. 92.206. LANDLORD'S DEFENSE. A landlord has a defense to...

Section 92.207. Agents for Delivery of Notice - Sec. 92.207. AGENTS FOR DELIVERY OF NOTICE. (a) A managing...

Section 92.208. Additional Enforcement by Local Ordinance - Sec. 92.208. ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT BY LOCAL ORDINANCE. The duties of...

Subchapter F. Smoke Alarms and Fire Extinguishers

Section 92.251. Definitions - Sec. 92.251. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Bedroom" means a...

Section 92.252. Application of Other Law; Municipal Regulation - Sec. 92.252. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW; MUNICIPAL REGULATION. (a) The...

Section 92.253. Exemptions - Sec. 92.253. EXEMPTIONS. (a) This subchapter does not apply to:...

Section 92.254. Smoke Alarm - Sec. 92.254. SMOKE ALARM. (a) A smoke alarm must be:...

Section 92.255. Installation and Location - Sec. 92.255. INSTALLATION AND LOCATION. (a) A landlord shall install...

Section 92.257. Installation Procedure - Sec. 92.257. INSTALLATION PROCEDURE. (a) Subject to Subsections (b) and...

Section 92.2571. Alternative Compliance - Sec. 92.2571. ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE. A landlord complies with the requirements...

Section 92.258. Inspection and Repair - Sec. 92.258. INSPECTION AND REPAIR. (a) The landlord shall inspect...

Section 92.259. Landlord's Failure to Install, Inspect, or Repair - Sec. 92.259. LANDLORD'S FAILURE TO INSTALL, INSPECT, OR REPAIR. (a)...

Section 92.260. Tenant Remedies - Sec. 92.260. TENANT REMEDIES. A tenant of a landlord who...

Section 92.261. Landlord's Defenses - Sec. 92.261. LANDLORD'S DEFENSES. The landlord has a defense to...

Section 92.2611. Tenant's Disabling of a Smoke Alarm - Sec. 92.2611. TENANT'S DISABLING OF A SMOKE ALARM. (a) A...

Section 92.262. Agents for Delivery of Notice - Sec. 92.262. AGENTS FOR DELIVERY OF NOTICE. A managing or...

Section 92.263. Inspection of Residential Fire Extinguisher - Sec. 92.263. INSPECTION OF RESIDENTIAL FIRE EXTINGUISHER. (a) If a...

Section 92.264. Duty to Repair or Replace - Sec. 92.264. DUTY TO REPAIR OR REPLACE. (a) The landlord...

Subchapter G. Utility Cutoff

Section 92.301. Landlord Liability to Tenant for Utility Cutoff - Sec. 92.301. LANDLORD LIABILITY TO TENANT FOR UTILITY CUTOFF. (a)...

Section 92.302. Notice of Utility Disconnection of Nonsubmetered Master Metered Multifamily Property to Municipalities, Owners, and Tenants - Sec. 92.302. NOTICE OF UTILITY DISCONNECTION OF NONSUBMETERED MASTER METERED...

Subchapter H. Retaliation

Section 92.331. Retaliation by Landlord - Sec. 92.331. RETALIATION BY LANDLORD. (a) A landlord may not...

Section 92.332. Nonretaliation - Sec. 92.332. NONRETALIATION. (a) The landlord is not liable for...

Section 92.333. Tenant Remedies - Sec. 92.333. TENANT REMEDIES. In addition to other remedies provided...

Section 92.334. Invalid Complaints - Sec. 92.334. INVALID COMPLAINTS. (a) If a tenant files or...

Section 92.335. Eviction Suits - Sec. 92.335. EVICTION SUITS. In an eviction suit, retaliation by...

Subchapter I. Rental Application

Section 92.351. Definitions - Sec. 92.351. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this subchapter: (1) "Application...

Section 92.3515. Notice of Eligibility Requirements - Sec. 92.3515. NOTICE OF ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. (a) At the time...

Section 92.352. Rejection of Applicant - Sec. 92.352. REJECTION OF APPLICANT. (a) The applicant is deemed...

Section 92.353. Procedures for Notice or Refund - Sec. 92.353. PROCEDURES FOR NOTICE OR REFUND. (a) Except as...

Section 92.354. Liability of Landlord - Sec. 92.354. LIABILITY OF LANDLORD. A landlord who in bad...

Section 92.355. Waiver - Sec. 92.355. WAIVER. A provision of a rental application that...

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Texas Statutes Title 8 - Landlord and Tenant Chapter 92 - Residential Tenancies

Texas Statutes
Title 8 - Landlord and Tenant
Chapter 92 - Residential Tenancies