Texas Property Code
§ 92.0161 — RIGHT TO VACATE AND AVOID LIABILITY FOLLOWING CERTAIN SEX OFFENSES OR STALKING
PR § 92.0161Title 8. LANDLORD AND TENANT · Ch. 92. RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section, "occupant" has the meaning assigned by Section 92.016.
(b)A tenant may terminate the tenant's rights and obligations under a lease and may vacate the dwelling and avoid liability for future rent and any other sums due under the lease for terminating the lease and vacating the dwelling before the end of the lease term after the tenant complies with Subsection (c) or (c-1).
(c)If the tenant is a victim or a parent or guardian of a victim of sexual assault under Section 22.011, Penal Code, aggravated sexual assault under Section 22.021, Penal Code, indecency with a child under Section 21.11, Penal Code, sexual performance by a child under Section 43.25, Penal Code, continuous sexual abuse of young child or disabled individual under Section 21.02, Penal Code, or an attempt to commit any of the foregoing offenses under Section 15.01, Penal Code, that takes place during the preceding six-month period, the tenant shall provide to the landlord or the landlord's agent a copy of:
(1)documentation of the assault or abuse, or attempted assault or abuse, of the victim from a licensed health care services provider who examined the victim;
(2)documentation of the assault or abuse, or attempted assault or abuse, of the victim from a licensed mental health services provider who examined or evaluated the victim;
(3)documentation of the assault or abuse, or attempted assault or abuse, of the victim from an individual authorized under Chapter 420, Government Code, who provided services to the victim; or
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Legislative history
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 593 (S.B. 946), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 593 (S.B. 946), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2014. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 394 (H.B. 1293), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 2.63, eff. January 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 221 (H.B. 375), Sec. 2.28, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 365 (H.B. 47), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2025.