{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-92.018","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Property Code § 92.018","heading":"LIABILITY OF TENANT FOR GOVERNMENTAL FINES.","body":"(a) In this section, \"governmental entity\" means the state, an agency of the state, or a political subdivision of the state.\n(b) A landlord or a landlord's manager or agent may not charge or seek reimbursement from the landlord's tenant for the amount of a fine imposed on the landlord by a governmental entity unless the tenant or another occupant of the tenant's dwelling actually caused the damage or other condition on which the fine is based.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1344 (S.B. 399), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.\nRenumbered from Property Code, Section 92.016 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 17.001(64), eff. September 1, 2007.","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#92.018","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:37Z","sha256":"e35bed2fe20376eb906d5fa3dd970fc325189715bed34459e927dc29d894e10f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-92.017","next":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-92.019"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}