Tex. Prop. Code Ann. §§ 92.001–92.355 § 92.168
TENANT'S REMEDY ON NOTICE FROM MANAGEMENT COMPANY.
Operative Text
Sec. 92.168. TENANT'S REMEDY ON NOTICE FROM MANAGEMENT COMPANY. The tenant may unilaterally terminate the lease or exercise other remedies under Sections 92.164 and 92.165 after receiving written notice from a management company that the owner of the dwelling has not provided or will not provide funds to repair, install, change, replace, or rekey a security device as required by this subchapter. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 357, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Section 92.168 of the Texas Property Code addresses a specific situation where a management company—rather than the property owner—communicates to a tenant that the owner has failed or refused to fund required security device repairs, installations, changes, replacements, or rekeying. When a tenant receives such written notice from the management company, the law treats that notice as a trigger allowing the tenant to act on remedies that would otherwise require the landlord's direct non-compliance. In effect, the provision ensures that a management company's candid disclosure of an owner's funding failure does not leave the tenant without recourse simply because the non-compliance originated at the ownership level rather than the management level.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Property owners and management companies operating under Texas Property Code § 92.168 should be aware that a management company's written disclosure of an owner's failure to fund required security device work can directly activate a tenant's right to terminate the lease or pursue other statutory remedies. Compliant operators generally ensure that funding for security device obligations under this subchapter is in place before any written communication to tenants acknowledges a shortfall. Management companies and owners typically coordinate closely so that written notices to tenants do not inadvertently trigger the remedies available under Sections 92.164 and 92.165.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Under Texas Property Code § 92.168, if you receive written notice from your management company stating that the property owner has not provided or will not provide funds for required security device work, that notice can serve as the basis for exercising significant remedies. Those remedies, detailed in Sections 92.164 and 92.165, include the possibility of unilaterally terminating the lease, among other options. Tenants who receive such a notice may wish to consult a tenant-rights organization or legal aid service to understand which remedies may be available given the circumstances described in the written notice.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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