This law would not require a landlord to provide you with air conditioning if you didn't have it before, but it might require them to fix a broken unit if the lease did not say otherwise. Section 92.056 of the Texas Property Code has very specific procedures for how you must notify your landlord of the problem that needs to be repaired.
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According to Texas law ( TX Property Code Chapter 92 ), a rental agreement allows certain rights to the tenant, such as the right to a habitable dwelling and the right to take at least one form of alternative action. Landlords also have certain rights, such as the right to collect rent on a regular basis and deduct for costs from damages that
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The high temperatures in Texas make air conditioning practically a necessity, especially during the summer months. You might be surprised to learn, then, that the law does not require a landlord to provide an air conditioner or central air …
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Teas says that in Texas, a landlord’s responsibility is to “repair or remedy” any condition that “materially affects the physical health and safety of an ordinary tenant.”. “Some judges,” Teas conjectures, “will rule that air conditioning in August definitely affects the health and safety of a resident. Some will say that people
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SUBCHAPTER E. AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION CONTRACTORS ADVISORY BOARD. Sec. 1302.201. ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERSHIP. The air conditioning and refrigeration contractors advisory board consists of nine members appointed by the presiding officer of the commission, with the commission's approval, and two ex officio nonvoting members.
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Texas law allows landlords to collect "reasonable" late fees if any portion of the rent remains unpaid more than two full days after it was due. In order to collect this late fee, the landlord must have included notice of it in a written lease. Prior to 2019, there was often confusion about what counted as a "reasonable" late fee.
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Texas Law Help provides plain-English explanations of Texas law. The Landlord/Tenant section of their website provides information on a variety of landlord-tenant law issues such as application deposits, housing discrimination, fair housing, forming tenant associations, house rules, a self-help repair packet, and information on landlord's liens.
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Below is a breakdown of those laws as it relates to air conditioning and heating (HVAC) equipment. Providing Air Conditioning / Heating. The following chart lists what landlords are required to provide according to state law for each state when it comes to heating and air conditioning. Any exceptions to the requirements are noted for each state.
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The duties of a landlord and the remedies of a tenant under this subchapter are in lieu of common law, other statutory law, and local ordinances relating to a residential landlord's duty to install, change, rekey, repair, or replace security devices and a tenant's remedies for the landlord's failure to install, change, rekey, repair, or replace
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Lack of proper heat and air conditioning are conditions that would materially affect the physical health and safety of an ordinary tenant. For a condition that materially affects the physical health or safety of an ordinary tenant, the landlord is required to make repairs or to remedy the condition.
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You may also call the State Bar of Texas Lawyer Referral and Information Service at 1-800-252-9690, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT. If you have a very low income, you may be eligible to receive free legal assistance from a legal services office, and if you decide to file a lawsuit, you may also be able to file a
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Texas made it easy for rent-to-own companies to press criminal charges against people who fell behind on their payments for household goods. A new law, passed after a Texas Tribune and NerdWallet
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The unit is 1 ton too small for the house. The thermostat shows several degrees more than the setting. The back room of the house is about 95 degrees. It so warm that my son has allergies and is causing problems for him to be comfortable. He is breaking out with a rash do to
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About this time of year you can hear the hum of air conditioners all across the city of Austin. As the highs creep ever closer to the 100° mark it seems like a given that every rental would, and should, have a decent AC system. But you’d be wrong. Here are the surprising facts about AC regulations in Austin, TX rentals.
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Texas tenants are legally entitled to rental property that meets basic structural, health, and safety standards and is in good repair. If a landlord fails to take care of important maintenance, such as a leaky roof or a broken heater, you have several important legal rights, including the right to "repair and deduct"—that is, to hire a repairperson to fix a serous defect that makes a unit
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Texas Law Regarding Apartment Air Conditioners. The high temperatures in Texas make air conditioning practically a necessity, especially during the summer months. You might be surprised to learn, then, that the law does not require a landlord to provide an air conditioner or central air system in rental houses or apartments.
State law does not specifically give tenants a right to be provided with air conditioning, but if yours breaks, you may have protections under your lease, local ordinances, or a section of state law requiring a landlord to fix a problem that “materially affects the health or safety of an ordinary tenant.”
In that case, providing some kind of air conditioning (like a window unit or portable/free-standing unit) would be considered a reasonable accommodation. Additionally, Texas rules it as the landlord’s role to repair or remedy any condition that materially affects the physical health and safety of any tenant.
In Texas, a landlord's responsibility is to “repair or remedy" any condition that “materially affects the physical health and safety of an ordinary tenant." Do landlords have to provide A/C? The short answer is: it depends. Even though the language varies, it's clear that there are usually regulations in place to protect tenants.