Texas Property Code
§ 92.025 — LIABILITY FOR LEASING TO PERSON WITH CRIMINAL RECORD
PR § 92.025Title 8. LANDLORD AND TENANT · Ch. 92. RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)A cause of action does not accrue against a landlord or a landlord's manager or agent solely for leasing a dwelling to a tenant convicted of, or arrested or placed on deferred adjudication for, an offense.
(b)This section does not preclude a cause of action for negligence in leasing of a dwelling by a landlord or a landlord's manager or agent to a tenant, if:
(1)the tenant:
(A)was convicted of an offense listed in Article 42A.054, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
(B)has a reportable conviction or adjudication, as defined by Article 62.001, Code of Criminal Procedure; and
(2)the person against whom the action is filed knew or should have known of the conviction or adjudication.
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Legislative history
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 23.011, eff. September 1, 2017.