Texas Property Code
§ 92.0081 — REMOVAL OF PROPERTY AND EXCLUSION OF RESIDENTIAL TENANT
PR § 92.0081Title 8. LANDLORD AND TENANT · Ch. 92. RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)A landlord may not remove a door, window, or attic hatchway cover or a lock, latch, hinge, hinge pin, doorknob, or other mechanism connected to a door, window, or attic hatchway cover from premises leased to a tenant or remove furniture, fixtures, or appliances furnished by the landlord from premises leased to a tenant unless the landlord removes the item for a bona fide repair or replacement. If a landlord removes any of the items listed in this subsection for a bona fide repair or replacement, the repair or replacement must be promptly performed.
(b)A landlord may not intentionally prevent a tenant from entering the leased premises except by judicial process unless the exclusion results from:
(1)bona fide repairs, construction, or an emergency;
(2)removing the contents of premises abandoned by a tenant; or
(3)changing the door locks on the door to the tenant's individual unit of a tenant who is delinquent in paying at least part of the rent.
(c)If a landlord or a landlord's agent changes the door lock of a tenant who is delinquent in paying rent, the landlord or the landlord's agent must place a written notice on the tenant's front door stating:
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Legislative history
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 917 (H.B. 3101), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2008.