Texas § PR.92.163 - REMOVAL OR ALTERATION OF SECURITY DEVICE BY TENANT
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § PR.92.163 — REMOVAL OR ALTERATION OF SECURITY DEVICE BY TENANT, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ PR.92.163. REMOVAL OR ALTERATION OF SECURITY DEVICE BY TENANT
REMOVAL OR ALTERATION OF SECURITY DEVICE BY TENANT. A security device that is installed, changed, or rekeyed under this subchapter becomes a fixture of the dwelling. Except as provided by Section 92.164 (a)(1) or 92.165 (1) regarding the remedy of repair-and-deduct, a tenant may not remove, change, rekey, replace, or alter a security device or have it removed, changed, rekeyed, replaced, or altered without permission of the landlord. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 357, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
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