Texas Property Code
§ 92.015 — TENANT'S RIGHT TO SUMMON POLICE OR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
PR § 92.015Title 8. LANDLORD AND TENANT · Ch. 92. RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)A landlord may not:
(1)prohibit or limit a residential tenant's right to summon police or other emergency assistance based on the tenant's reasonable belief that an individual is in need of intervention or emergency assistance; or
(2)impose monetary or other penalties on a tenant who summons police or emergency assistance if the assistance was requested or dispatched based on the tenant's reasonable belief that an individual was in need of intervention or emergency assistance.
(b)A provision in a lease is void if the provision purports to:
(1)waive a tenant's right to summon police or other emergency assistance based on the tenant's reasonable belief that an individual is in need of intervention or emergency assistance; or
(2)exempt any party from a liability or a duty under this section.
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Legislative history
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 337 (H.B. 1099), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 337 (H.B. 1099), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.