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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Property Code § 91.006: LANDLORD'S DUTY TO MITIGATE DAMAGES.

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  1. PROPERTY CODE
  2. TITLE 8. LANDLORD AND TENANT
  3. CHAPTER 91. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO LANDLORDS AND TENANTS

(a) A landlord has a duty to mitigate damages if a tenant abandons the leased premises in violation of the lease.

(b) A provision of a lease that purports to waive a right or to exempt a landlord from a liability or duty under this section is void.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1205, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:37Z. Source file · JSON

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