Tex.
Prop. Code Section 92.157
Security Devices Requested by Tenant
(a)
At a tenant’s request made at any time, a landlord, at the tenant’s expense, shall install:(1)
a keyed dead bolt on an exterior door if the door has:(A)
a doorknob lock but not a keyed dead bolt; or(B)
a keyless bolting device but not a keyed dead bolt or doorknob lock; and(2)
a sliding door handle latch or sliding door security bar if the door is an exterior sliding glass door without a sliding door handle latch or sliding door security bar.(b)
At a tenant’s request made before January 1, 1995, a landlord, at the tenant’s expense, shall install on an exterior door of a dwelling constructed before September 1, 1993:(1)
a keyless bolting device if the door does not have a keyless bolting device; and(2)
a door viewer if the door does not have a door viewer.(c)
If a security device required by Section 92.153 (Security Devices Required Without Necessity of Tenant Request) to be installed on or after January 1, 1995, without necessity of a tenant’s request has not been installed by the landlord, the tenant may request the landlord to immediately install it, and the landlord shall immediately install it at the landlord’s expense.
Source:
Section 92.157 — Security Devices Requested by Tenant, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm#92.157 (accessed May 26, 2025).
