Tex. Prop. Code § 54.043 · Subchapter C. RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD'S LIEN
ENFORCEABILITY OF CONTRACTUAL PROVISIONS.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A contractual landlord's lien is not enforceable unless it is underlined or printed in conspicuous bold print in the lease agreement.
(b) A provision of a lease that purports to waive or diminish a right, liability, or exemption of this subchapter is void to the extent limited by this subchapter.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3561, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.54.htm
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