{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-94.154","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Property Code § 94.154","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 94.153.\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 the landlord made a diligent effort to repair and that a reasonable time for repair did not elapse.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 801, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2002.","path":["PROPERTY CODE","TITLE 8. LANDLORD AND TENANT","CHAPTER 94. MANUFACTURED HOME TENANCIES","SUBCHAPTER D. PREMISES CONDITION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIRS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.94.htm#94.154","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:37Z","sha256":"9199bd5fafae5c8365dd40b4cd605a0b15cf50ae19f1ac049538c457b39f74b7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-94.153","next":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-94.155"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}