Texas Property Code
§ 92.017 — RIGHT TO VACATE AND AVOID LIABILITY FOLLOWING CERTAIN DECISIONS RELATED TO MILITARY SERVICE
PR § 92.017Title 8. LANDLORD AND TENANT · Ch. 92. RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)For purposes of this section, "dependent," "military service," and "servicemember" have the meanings assigned by 50 App. U.S.C. Section 511.
(b)A tenant who is a servicemember or a dependent of a servicemember may vacate the dwelling leased by the tenant and avoid liability for future rent and all other sums due under the lease for terminating the lease and vacating the dwelling before the end of the lease term if:
(1)the lease was executed by or on behalf of a person who, after executing the lease or during the term of the lease, enters military service; or
(2)a servicemember, while in military service, executes the lease and after executing the lease receives military orders:
(A)for a permanent change of station; or
(B)to deploy with a military unit for a period of 90 days or more.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 348 (S.B. 1186), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005, except Subsec. (g) eff. January 1, 2006.