Tex.
Prop. Code Section 94.251
Retaliation by Landlord
(a)
A landlord may not retaliate against a tenant by taking an action described by Subsection (b) because the tenant:(1)
in good faith exercises or attempts to exercise against a landlord a right or remedy granted to the tenant by the lease agreement, a municipal ordinance, or a federal or state statute;(2)
gives the landlord a notice to repair or exercise a remedy under this chapter; or(3)
complains to a governmental entity responsible for enforcing building or housing codes, a public utility, or a civic or nonprofit agency, and the tenant:(A)
claims a building or housing code violation or utility problem; and(B)
believes in good faith that the complaint is valid and that the violation or problem occurred.(b)
A landlord may not, within six months after the date of the tenant’s action under Subsection (a), retaliate against the tenant by:(1)
filing an eviction proceeding, except for the grounds stated by Subchapter E;(2)
depriving the tenant of the use of the premises, except for reasons authorized by law;(3)
decreasing services to the tenant;(4)
increasing the tenant’s rent;(5)
terminating the tenant’s lease agreement; or(6)
engaging, in bad faith, in a course of conduct that materially interferes with the tenant’s rights under the tenant’s lease agreement.
Source:
Section 94.251 — Retaliation by Landlord, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.94.htm#94.251
(accessed Apr. 20, 2024).