Texas Property Code
§ 92.055 — CLOSING THE RENTAL PREMISES
PR § 92.055Title 8. LANDLORD AND TENANT · Ch. 92. RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES · Art. B. REPAIR OR CLOSING OF LEASEHOLD
Statute text
View on source(a)A landlord may close a rental unit at any time by giving written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the tenant and to the local health officer and local building inspector, if any, stating that:
(1)the landlord is terminating the tenancy as soon as legally possible; and
(2)after the tenant moves out the landlord will either immediately demolish the rental unit or no longer use the unit for residential purposes.
(b)After a tenant receives the notice and moves out:
(1)the local health officer or building inspector may not allow occupancy of or utility service by separate meter to the rental unit until the officer certifies that he knows of no condition that materially affects the physical health or safety of an ordinary tenant; and
(2)the landlord may not allow reoccupancy or reconnection of utilities by separate meter within six months after the date the tenant moves out.
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Legislative history
Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3634, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 650, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.