Texas Repair & Habitability Laws
Texas landlords must repair conditions that materially affect the health or safety of tenants under Tex.
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Key Rules
- Repair And Deduct
- Yes — available after 2 written requests and at least 7 days; limited to conditions affecting health or safety
- Rent Withholding
- Tenant may terminate or seek rent reduction for conditions affecting health or safety
- Notice Required
- Two written notices to landlord required before exercising repair-and-deduct
- Habitability Standards
- Conditions materially affecting physical health or safety of ordinary tenant
Applicable Statutes
Landlord duty to repair or remedy: landlord must make diligent efforts to repair conditions that materially affect the physical health or safety of an ordinary tenant.
Tenant's repair and deduct remedy: if landlord fails to repair after two written requests and at least 7 days, tenant may have the work done and deduct the cost from rent.
Remedies available to tenant for landlord's failure to repair: includes rent reduction, termination, repair-and-deduct, and civil suit for damages.
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