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§ 94.156 — LANDLORD LIABILITY AND TENANT REMEDIES; NOTICE AND TIME FOR REPAIR

PR § 94.156Title 8. LANDLORD AND TENANT · Ch. 94. MANUFACTURED HOME TENANCIES · Art. D. PREMISES CONDITION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIRS

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(a)A landlord's liability under this section is subject to Section 94.153(c) regarding conditions that are caused by a tenant.
(b)A landlord is liable to a tenant as provided by this subchapter if:
(1)the tenant has given the landlord notice to repair or remedy a condition by giving that notice to the person to whom or to the place where the tenant's rent is normally paid;
(2)the condition materially affects the physical health or safety of an ordinary tenant;
(3)the tenant has given the landlord a subsequent written notice to repair or remedy the condition after a reasonable time to repair or remedy the condition following the notice given under Subdivision (1) or the tenant has given the notice under Subdivision (1) by sending that notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by registered mail;
(4)the landlord has had a reasonable time to repair or remedy the condition after the landlord received the tenant's notice under Subdivision (1) and, if applicable, the tenant's subsequent notice under Subdivision (3);

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 801, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2002.