When Your Landlord Won't Make Repairs
Texas law requires diligent repair of conditions that affect your health or safety. We draft the demand letter that triggers your remedies.
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Tex. Prop. Code § 92.052 obligates the landlord to make a diligent effort to repair conditions that materially affect the physical health or safety of an ordinary tenant. After proper notice, § 92.0561 unlocks the repair-and-deduct remedy and § 92.058 entitles you to one month's rent plus $500 plus attorney's fees if the landlord fails to act.
The Texas statutes we'll cite
- Tex. Prop. Code § 92.052 — Landlord's Duty to Repair or Remedy
Requires a landlord to make a diligent effort to repair conditions that materially affect the physical health or safety of an ordinary tenant when proper notice is given.
- Tex. Prop. Code § 92.0561 — Tenant's Repair and Deduct Remedies
Allows a tenant who has properly notified the landlord to have certain repairs performed and deduct the cost from rent, subject to caps.
- Tex. Prop. Code § 92.058 — Landlord's Failure to Act — Penalty
Authorizes a court to award the tenant a civil penalty, actual damages, attorney's fees, and other relief for a landlord's failure to repair.
“My landlord ignored a broken AC for two weeks in July. The DisputeShield letter cited § 92.052 and the 7-day rule. The repair tech showed up the next day.”
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