Tex. Prop. Code § 94.154 · Subchapter D. PREMISES CONDITION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIRS
BURDEN OF PROOF.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as provided by this section, the tenant has the burden of proof in a judicial action to enforce a right resulting from the landlord's failure to repair or remedy a condition under Section 94.153.
(b) If the landlord does not provide a written explanation for delay in performing a duty to repair or remedy on or before the fifth day after receiving from the tenant a written demand for an explanation, the landlord has the burden of proving that the landlord made a diligent effort to repair and that a reasonable time for repair did not elapse.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 801, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2002.
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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.94.htm
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