{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-92.206","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Property Code § 92.206","heading":"LANDLORD'S DEFENSE.","body":"A landlord has a defense to liability under Section 92.202 or 92.203 if the tenant owes rent on the date the tenant gives a notice required by either of those sections. Rent delinquency is not a defense for a violation of Section 92.204.\nActs 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3648, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.","path":["PROPERTY CODE","TITLE 8. LANDLORD AND TENANT","CHAPTER 92. RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES","SUBCHAPTER E. DISCLOSURE OF OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm#92.206","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:37Z","sha256":"89b12d2363d0db798115cc20c9ba8edc80ce76cb48c2acff1cc6a5d6e4a4cd7e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-92.205","next":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-92.207"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}