{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-92.053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Property Code § 92.053","heading":"BURDEN OF PROOF.","body":"(a) Except as provided by this section, the tenant has the burden of proof in a judicial action to enforce a right resulting from the landlord's failure to repair or remedy a condition under Section 92.052.\n(b) If the landlord does not provide a written explanation for delay in performing a duty to repair or remedy on or before the fifth day after receiving from the tenant a written demand for an explanation, the landlord has the burden of proving that he made a diligent effort to repair and that a reasonable time for repair did not elapse.\nActs 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3633, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.","path":["PROPERTY CODE","TITLE 8. LANDLORD AND TENANT","CHAPTER 92. RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES","SUBCHAPTER B. REPAIR OR CLOSING OF LEASEHOLD"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm#92.053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:37Z","sha256":"b87382151033d18a8266c26925d955d3eaf310520db67899c52e2904adeb2265","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-92.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-92.054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}