Unlawful Lockout Form

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UNLAWFUL LOCKOUT
ATTENTION: _______________________________________
(LANDLORD/AGENT/MANAGER)
I, __________________________________, am a tenant at _____________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________.
o I was not given proper written notice prior to being locked out.
o I was not given a key to the changed lock(s) within two hours of requesting it.
o A door, window, lock, latch, hinge, doorknob, furniture, fixture, or appliance furnished
by the landlord was removed.
o Other: __________________________________________________________________
If I am not given access to my rental unit or if the removed item(s) is/are not immediately
reinstalled I will use the legal remedies available under §92.0081 and §92.009 of the Texas
Property Code.
Signed: ______________________________________________ Date: ____________________
Certified Mail #: _____________________________________________________________ or
Hand-Delivery Witnessed By:_____________________________________________________
§ 92.0081, Texas Property Code, Removal of Property and Exclusion of Residential Tenant
(a) A landlord may not remove a door, window, or attic hatchway cover or a lock, latch, hinge, hinge pin, doorknob,
or other mechanism connected to a door, window, or attic hatchway cover from premises leased to a tenant or
remove furniture, fixtures, or appliances furnished by the landlord from premises leased to a tenant unless the
landlord removes the item for a bona fide repair or replacement. If a landlord removes any of the items listed in this
subsection for a bona fide repair or replacement, the repair or replacement must be promptly performed.
(b) A landlord may not intentionally prevent a tenant from entering the leased premises except by judicial process
unless the exclusion results from:
(1) bona fide repairs, construction, or an emergency;
(2) removing the contents of premises abandoned by a tenant; or
(3) changing the door locks on the door to the tenant’s individual unit of a tenant who is delinquent in
paying at least part of the rent.
(c) If a landlord or a landlord’s agent changes the door lock of a tenant who is delinquent in paying rent, the landlord
or the landlord’s agent must place a written notice on the tenant’s front door stating:
(1) on on-site location where the tenant may go 24 hours a day to obtain the new key or a telephone number
that is answered 24 hours a day that the tenant may call to have a key delivered within two hours after
calling the number;
(2) the fact that the landlord must provide the new key to the tenant at any hour, regardless of whether or
not the tenant pays any of the delinquent rent; and
(3) the amount of rent and other charges for which the tenant is delinquent.
Rev.   0 1/2010  
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