Texas Property Code

§ 92.154 — HEIGHT, STRIKE PLATE, AND THROW REQUIREMENTS--KEYED DEAD BOLT OR KEYLESS BOLTING DEVICE

PR § 92.154Title 8. LANDLORD AND TENANT · Ch. 92. RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES · Art. D. SECURITY DEVICES

(a)A keyed dead bolt or a keyless bolting device required by this subchapter must be installed at a height:

(1)not lower than 36 inches from the floor; and

(2)not higher than:

(A)54 inches from the floor, if installed before September 1, 1993; or

(B)48 inches from the floor, if installed on or after September 1, 1993.

(b)A keyed dead bolt or a keyless bolting device described in Section 92.151(6)(A) or (B) in a dwelling must:

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Legislative history

Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 357, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.