Texas Property Code
§ 94.157 — TENANT'S REPAIR AND DEDUCT REMEDIES
PR § 94.157Title 8. LANDLORD AND TENANT · Ch. 94. MANUFACTURED HOME TENANCIES · Art. D. PREMISES CONDITION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIRS
Statute text
View on source(a)If the landlord is liable to the tenant under Section 94.156(b), the tenant may have the condition repaired or remedied and may deduct the cost from a subsequent rent payment as provided by this section.
(b)Except as provided by this subsection, the tenant's deduction for the cost of the repair or remedy may not exceed the amount of one month's rent under the lease agreement or $500, whichever is greater. If the tenant's rent is subsidized in whole or in part by a governmental agency, the deduction limitation of one month's rent means the fair market rent for the manufactured home lot and not the rent that the tenant pays. The governmental agency subsidizing the rent shall determine the fair market rent. If the governmental agency does not make a determination, the fair market rent means a reasonable amount of rent under the circumstances.
(c)Repairs and deductions under this section may be made as often as necessary provided that the total repairs and deductions in any one month may not exceed one month's rent or $500, whichever is greater.
(d)Repairs under this section may be made only if all of the following requirements are met:
(1)the landlord has a duty to repair or remedy the condition under Section 94.153;
(2)the tenant has given notice to the landlord in the same manner as prescribed by Section 92.056(b)(1) and, if required under Section 92.056(b)(3), a subsequent notice in the same manner as prescribed by that subsection; and
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Legislative history
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 732 (H.B. 2037), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2025.