Texas Property Code

§ 92.0563 — TENANT'S JUDICIAL REMEDIES

PR § 92.0563Title 8. LANDLORD AND TENANT · Ch. 92. RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES · Art. B. REPAIR OR CLOSING OF LEASEHOLD

Statute text

(a)A tenant's judicial remedies under Section 92.056 shall include:

(1)an order directing the landlord to take reasonable action to repair or remedy the condition;

(2)an order reducing the tenant's rent, from the date of the first repair notice, in proportion to the reduced rental value resulting from the condition until the condition is repaired or remedied;

(3)a judgment against the landlord for a civil penalty of one month's rent plus $500;

(4)a judgment against the landlord for the amount of the tenant's actual damages; and

(5)court costs and attorney's fees, excluding any attorney's fees for a cause of action for damages relating to a personal injury.

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Legislative history

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 225 (S.B. 1448), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2010. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 89 (S.B. 1259), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3474), Sec. 3.003(a), eff. September 1, 2023.