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PROPERTY CODE. TITLE 8. LANDLORD AND TENANT. CHAPTER 92. RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES. SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS. Sec. 92.001. DEFINITIONS. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, in this chapter: (1) "Dwelling" means one or more rooms rented for use as a permanent residence under a single lease to one or more tenants.
recover from the landlord a civil penalty of one month’s rent plus $1,000, actual damages, court costs, and reasonable attorney’s fees in an action to recover property damages, actual expenses, or civil penalties, less any delinquent rent or other sums for which the tenant is liable to the landlord.
(a) 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...
Section 92.0081 - Removal of Property and Exclusion of Residential Tenant (a) 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 ...
PROPERTY CODE CHAPTER 92. RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES.
Under Texas Property Code Section 92.0081, landlords can sell or auction the items left behind by the tenant. However, this process involves extra work, including storing the property and properly notifying the tenant of the sale.
Texas Statutes Title 8, Landlord and Tenant; Chapter 92, Residential Tenancies. Refreshed: 2023-07-23.
If a landlord violates any of the requirements of Section 92.0081 of the Property Code about lockouts, the tenant has the right to do a couple of things: To either file a request for a writ of re-entry or a request to terminate the lease with the justice court.
Texas Property Code 92.0081(b)(2) allows a landlord to remove abandoned property. Your lease may define what abandoned property is. Your lease may also lay out the rules for what can happen in such a case. If the property is considered abandoned, you no longer have any rights to it.
In a situation where no lease has been signed or the lease does not address this issue, a landlord must refer to Texas Property Code Sec. 92.0081 (b) (2) "Removal of Property and Exclusion of a Residential Tenant." A landlord may remove the contents of premises abandoned by a tenant.