Texas Property Code

§ 92.157 — SECURITY DEVICES REQUESTED BY TENANT

PR § 92.157Title 8. LANDLORD AND TENANT · Ch. 92. RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES · Art. D. SECURITY DEVICES

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(a)At a tenant's request made at any time, a landlord, at the tenant's expense, shall install:

(1)a keyed dead bolt on an exterior door if the door has:

(A)a doorknob lock but not a keyed dead bolt; or

(B)a keyless bolting device but not a keyed dead bolt or doorknob lock; and

(2)a sliding door handle latch or sliding door security bar if the door is an exterior sliding glass door without a sliding door handle latch or sliding door security bar.

(b)At a tenant's request made before January 1, 1995, a landlord, at the tenant's expense, shall install on an exterior door of a dwelling constructed before September 1, 1993:

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Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1072 (H.B. 2404), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2016. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1198 (S.B. 1367), Sec. 7, eff. January 1, 2016.