Texas Property Code

§ 92.0162 — RIGHT TO VACATE AND AVOID LIABILITY FOLLOWING TENANT'S DEATH

PR § 92.0162Title 8. LANDLORD AND TENANT · Ch. 92. RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Statute text

(a)A representative of the estate of a tenant who dies before the expiration of the tenant's lease and was, at the time of the tenant's death, the sole occupant of a rental dwelling may terminate the tenant's rights and obligations under the lease and may vacate the leased premises and avoid liability for future rent and any other sums due under the lease for terminating the lease and vacating the leased premises before the end of the lease term if:

(1)the representative provides to the landlord or the landlord's agent written notice of the termination of the lease under this section;

(2)the deceased tenant's property is removed from the leased premises in accordance with Section 92.014(c) or (d); and

(3)the representative signs an inventory of the removed property, if required by the landlord or the landlord's agent.

(b)Termination of a lease under this section is effective on the later of:

(1)the 30th day after the date on which the notice under Subsection (a) was provided; or

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1349 (H.B. 69), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2020.