{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-92.010","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Property Code § 92.010","heading":"OCCUPANCY LIMITS.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the maximum number of adults that a landlord may allow to occupy a dwelling is three times the number of bedrooms in the dwelling.\n(b) A landlord may allow an occupancy rate of more than three adult tenants per bedroom:\n(1) to the extent that the landlord is required by a state or federal fair housing law to allow a higher occupancy rate; or\n(2) if an adult whose occupancy causes a violation of Subsection (a) is seeking temporary sanctuary from family violence, as defined by Section 71.004, Family Code, for a period that does not exceed one month.\n(c) An individual who owns or leases a dwelling within 3,000 feet of a dwelling as to which a landlord has violated this section, or a governmental entity or civic association acting on behalf of the individual, may file suit against a landlord to enjoin the violation. A party who prevails in a suit under this subsection may recover court costs and reasonable attorney's fees from the other party. In addition to court costs and reasonable attorney's fees, a plaintiff who prevails under this subsection may recover from the landlord $500 for each violation of this section.\n(d) In this section:\n(1) \"Adult\" means an individual 18 years of age or older.\n(2) \"Bedroom\" means an area of a dwelling intended as sleeping quarters. The term does not include a kitchen, dining room, bathroom, living room, utility room, or closet or storage area of a dwelling.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 937, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 7.002(o), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","path":["PROPERTY CODE","TITLE 8. LANDLORD AND TENANT","CHAPTER 92. RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm#92.010","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:37Z","sha256":"369f16dbc85093e7dfe79be74f7d850e0adc487872ca2077256dd693a3e62cdd","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-92.0091","next":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-92.011"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}