Texas Property Code

§ 92.153 — SECURITY DEVICES REQUIRED WITHOUT NECESSITY OF TENANT REQUEST

PR § 92.153Title 8. LANDLORD AND TENANT · Ch. 92. RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES · Art. D. SECURITY DEVICES

(a)Except as provided by Subsections (b), (e), (f), (g), and (h) and without necessity of request by the tenant, a dwelling must be equipped with:

(1)a window latch on each exterior window of the dwelling;

(2)a doorknob lock or keyed dead bolt on each exterior door;

(3)a sliding door pin lock on each exterior sliding glass door of the dwelling;

(4)a sliding door handle latch or a sliding door security bar on each exterior sliding glass door of the dwelling; and

(5)a keyless bolting device and a door viewer on each exterior door of the dwelling.

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Legislative history

Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 357, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 869, Sec. 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.