Tex. Prop. Code § 92.261 · Subchapter F. SMOKE ALARMS AND FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
LANDLORD'S DEFENSES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The landlord has a defense to liability under Section 92.259 if:
(1) on the date the tenant gives the notice required by Section 92.259 the tenant has not paid all rent due from the tenant; or
(2) on the date the tenant terminates the lease or files suit the tenant has not fully paid costs requested by the landlord and authorized by Section 92.258.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3653, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm
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