84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2404, Chapter 1072 Page: 2 of 8
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H.B. No. 2404
1 bolt or doorknob lock; and
2 (2) a sliding door handle latch [p4-i--leek] or sliding
3 door security bar if the door is an exterior sliding glass door
4 without a sliding door handle latch [pin--eek] or sliding door
5 security bar.
6 SECTION 3. Section 92.1641, Property Code, is amended to
7 read as follows:
8 Sec. 92.1641. LANDLORD'S DEFENSES RELATING TO INSTALLING OR
9 REKEYING CERTAIN SECURITY DEVICES. The landlord has a defense to
10 liability under Section 92.164 if:
11 (1) the tenant has not fully paid all rent then due
12 from the tenant on the date the tenant gives a request under
13 [Subsection (a) of] Section 92.157(c) [92-47] or the notice
14 required by Section 92.164; or
15 (2) on the date the tenant terminates the lease or
16 files suit the tenant has not fully paid costs requested by the
17 landlord and authorized by Section 92.162.
18 SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
19 a lease entered into or renewed on or after the effective date of
20 this Act. A lease entered into or renewed before the effective date
21 of this Act is governed by the law as it existed immediately before
22 the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect
23 for that purpose.
24 SECTION 5. This Act takes effect January 1, 2016.2
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2404, Chapter 1072, legislative document, June 19, 2015; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth704742/m1/2/?rotate=270: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.