Texas Residential Lease Agreement Template Page 8
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Form TX-864LT
landlord's expense, any condition of the dwelling
regardless of whether it materially affects the health or
safety of an ordinary tenant. However, the landlord's
duty to repair or remedy conditions covered by this
subchapter may not be waived except as provided by
Subsection (e) or (f) of Section 92.006.
(h) Repairs made pursuant to the tenant's
notice must be made in compliance with applicable
building codes, including a building permit when
required.
(i)
The tenant shall not have authority to
contract for labor or materials in excess of what the
tenant may deduct under this section. The landlord is
not liable to repairmen, contractors, or material
suppliers who furnish labor or materials to repair or
remedy the condition. A repairman or supplier shall not
have a lien for materials or services arising out of repairs
contracted for by the tenant under this section.
(j) When deducting the cost of repairs from
the rent payment, the tenant shall furnish the landlord,
along with payment of the balance of the rent, a copy of
the repair bill and the receipt for its payment. A repair
bill and receipt may be the same document.
(k) If the landlord repairs or remedies the
condition or delivers an affidavit for delay under Section
92.0562 to the tenant after the tenant has contacted a
repairman but before the repairman commences work,
the landlord shall be liable for the cost incurred by the
tenant for the repairman's trip charge, and the tenant
may deduct the charge from the tenant's rent as if it
were a repair cost.
38. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS:
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Residential Lease Agreement, Page 8
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