{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-92.163","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Property Code § 92.163","heading":"REMOVAL OR ALTERATION OF SECURITY DEVICE BY TENANT.","body":"A security device that is installed, changed, or rekeyed under this subchapter becomes a fixture of the dwelling. Except as provided by Section 92.164(a)(1) or 92.165(1) regarding the remedy of repair-and-deduct, a tenant may not remove, change, rekey, replace, or alter a security device or have it removed, changed, rekeyed, replaced, or altered without permission of the landlord.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 357, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["PROPERTY CODE","TITLE 8. LANDLORD AND TENANT","CHAPTER 92. RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES","SUBCHAPTER D. SECURITY DEVICES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm#92.163","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:37Z","sha256":"32680e1ebff7d017e7e52087449a82367438b0e8f70475f9f75263fc23789989","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-92.162","next":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-92.164"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}