Texas Property Code
§ 93.002 — INTERRUPTION OF UTILITIES, REMOVAL OF PROPERTY, AND EXCLUSION OF COMMERCIAL TENANT
PR § 93.002Title 8. LANDLORD AND TENANT · Ch. 93. COMMERCIAL TENANCIES
Statute text
View on source(a)A landlord or a landlord's agent may not interrupt or cause the interruption of utility service paid for directly to the utility company by a tenant unless the interruption results from bona fide repairs, construction, or an emergency.
(b)A landlord may not remove a door, window, or attic hatchway cover or a lock, latch, hinge, hinge pin, doorknob, or other mechanism connected to a door, window, or attic hatchway cover from premises leased to a tenant or remove furniture, fixtures, or appliances furnished by the landlord from premises leased to a tenant unless the landlord removes the item for a bona fide repair or replacement. If a landlord removes any of the items listed in this subsection for a bona fide repair or replacement, the repair or replacement must be promptly performed.
(c)A landlord may not intentionally prevent a tenant from entering the leased premises except by judicial process unless the exclusion results from:
(1)bona fide repairs, construction, or an emergency;
(2)removing the contents of premises abandoned by a tenant; or
(3)changing the door locks of a tenant who is delinquent in paying at least part of the rent.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 689, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 44, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.