Tex. Prop. Code § 92.264 · Subchapter F. SMOKE ALARMS AND FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
DUTY TO REPAIR OR REPLACE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The landlord shall repair or replace a fire extinguisher at the landlord's expense if:
(1) on inspection, the fire extinguisher is found:
(A) not to be functioning; or
(B) not to have the correct pressure indicated on the gauge or pressure indicator as recommended by the manufacturer of the fire extinguisher; or
(2) a tenant has notified the landlord that the tenant has used the fire extinguisher for a legitimate purpose.
(b) If the tenant or the tenant's invited guest removes, misuses, damages, or otherwise disables a fire extinguisher:
(1) the landlord is not required to repair or replace the fire extinguisher at the landlord's expense; and
(2) the landlord is required to repair or replace the fire extinguisher within a reasonable time if the tenant pays in advance the reasonable repair or replacement cost, including labor, materials, taxes, and overhead.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 257 (H.B. 1168), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2011.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm
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