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Tex. Prop. Code § 92.024 (2026)

Landlord's Duty To Provide Copy Of Lease

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Sec. 92.024. LANDLORD'S DUTY TO PROVIDE COPY OF LEASE. (a) Not later than the third business day after the date the lease is signed by each party to the lease, a landlord shall provide at least one complete copy of the lease to at least one tenant who is a party to the lease.

(b) If more than one tenant is a party to the lease, not later than the third business day after the date a landlord receives a written request for a copy of a lease from a tenant who has not received a copy of the lease under Subsection (a), the landlord shall provide one complete copy of the lease to the requesting tenant.

(c) A landlord's failure to provide a complete copy of the lease as described by Subsection (a) or (b) does not invalidate the lease or, subject to Subsection (d), prevent the landlord from prosecuting or defending a legal action or proceeding to enforce the lease.

(d) A landlord may not continue to prosecute and a court shall abate an action to enforce the lease, other than an action for nonpayment of rent, only until the landlord provides to a tenant a complete copy of the lease if the tenant submits to the court evidence in a plea in abatement or otherwise that the landlord failed to comply with Subsection (a) or (b).

(e) A landlord may comply with this section by providing to a tenant a complete copy of the lease:

(1) in a paper format;

(2) in an electronic format if requested by the tenant; or

(3) by e-mail if the parties have communicated by e-mail regarding the lease.

Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 588 (S.B. 630), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2024–2024 · leading case: Judy D. Brown v. Oaks Riverchase Apts. (Tex. App. 2024).
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Judy D. Brown v. Oaks Riverchase Apts. (Tex. App. 2024). · cites it 3× “Brown filed the instant suit against ORA on March 3, 2023, in which she alleged ORA was liable to her, pursuant to Texas Property Code, Sections 92.024, 92.”
Tex. Prop. Code § 92.024(a): 1 case
Judy D. Brown v. Oaks Riverchase Apts. (Tex. App. 2024). “Brown filed the instant suit against ORA on March 3, 2023, in which she alleged ORA was liable to her, pursuant to Texas Property Code, Sections 92.024, 92.”
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