Texas Property Code

§ 92.163 — REMOVAL OR ALTERATION OF SECURITY DEVICE BY TENANT

PR § 92.163Title 8. LANDLORD AND TENANT · Ch. 92. RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES · Art. D. SECURITY DEVICES

Statute text

A security device that is installed, changed, or rekeyed under this subchapter becomes a fixture of the dwelling. Except as provided by Section 92.164(a)(1) or 92.165(1) regarding the remedy of repair-and-deduct, a tenant may not remove, change, rekey, replace, or alter a security device or have it removed, changed, rekeyed, replaced, or altered without permission of the landlord.

Legislative history

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