Tex. Property Code § 92.025
This is the official text of Tex. Property Code § 92.025, part of Texas’s Property Code — governs real property, landlord-tenant law, and property transactions.
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§ 92.025. LIABILITY FOR LEASING TO PERSON WITH CRIMINAL RECORD.
Official statutory text
(a) A cause of action does not accrue against a landlord or a landlord's manager or agent solely for leasing a dwelling to a tenant convicted of, or arrested or placed on deferred adjudication for, an offense.
(b) This section does not preclude a cause of action for negligence in leasing of a dwelling by a landlord or a landlord's manager or agent to a tenant, if:
(1) the tenant:
(A) was convicted of an offense listed in Article 42A.054, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
(B) has a reportable conviction or adjudication, as defined by Article 62.001, Code of Criminal Procedure; and
(2) the person against whom the action is filed knew or should have known of the conviction or adjudication.
(c) This section does not create a cause of action or expand an existing cause of action.
(b) This section does not preclude a cause of action for negligence in leasing of a dwelling by a landlord or a landlord's manager or agent to a tenant, if:
(1) the tenant:
(A) was convicted of an offense listed in Article 42A.054, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
(B) has a reportable conviction or adjudication, as defined by Article 62.001, Code of Criminal Procedure; and
(2) the person against whom the action is filed knew or should have known of the conviction or adjudication.
(c) This section does not create a cause of action or expand an existing cause of action.
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