Texas Government Code

§ 22.019 — PROMULGATION OF CERTAIN LANDLORD-TENANT FORMS

GV § 22.019Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Part A. COURTS · Ch. 22. APPELLATE COURTS · Art. A. SUPREME COURT

Statute text

(a)The supreme court shall, as the court finds appropriate, promulgate forms for use by individuals representing themselves in residential landlord-tenant matters and instructions for the proper use of each form or set of forms.

(b)The forms and instructions must:

(1)be written in plain language that is easy to understand by the general public;

(2)clearly and conspicuously state that the form is not a substitute for the advice of an attorney;

(3)be made readily available to the general public in the manner prescribed by the supreme court; and

(4)be translated into the Spanish language, and the Spanish language translation of the form must either:

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 600 (S.B. 478), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.