# Tex. Property Code § 92.170: EFFECT ON OTHER LANDLORD DUTIES AND TENANT REMEDIES

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpr_C92_S92.170

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Property Code § 92.170
- **Heading:** EFFECT ON OTHER LANDLORD DUTIES AND TENANT REMEDIES
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 92 / Section 92.170

## Text

The duties of a landlord and the remedies of a tenant under this subchapter are in lieu of common law, other statutory law, and local ordinances relating to a residential landlord's duty to install, change, rekey, repair, or replace security devices and a tenant's remedies for the landlord's failure to install, change, rekey, repair, or replace security devices, except that a municipal ordinance adopted before January 1, 1993, may require installation of security devices at the landlord's expense by an earlier date than a date required by this subchapter. This subchapter does not affect a duty of a landlord or a remedy of a tenant under Subchapter B regarding habitability.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Property Code § 92.001 § 92.001. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpr_C92_S92.001.md)
- [Tex. Property Code § 92.002 § 92.002. APPLICATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpr_C92_S92.002.md)
- [Tex. Property Code § 92.003 § 92.003. LANDLORD'S AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpr_C92_S92.003.md)
- [Tex. Property Code § 92.004 § 92.004. HARASSMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpr_C92_S92.004.md)
- [Tex. Property Code § 92.005 § 92.005. ATTORNEY'S FEES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpr_C92_S92.005.md)
- [Tex. Property Code § 92.006 § 92.006. WAIVER OR EXPANSION OF DUTIES AND REMEDIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpr_C92_S92.006.md)
- [Tex. Property Code § 92.007 § 92.007. VENUE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpr_C92_S92.007.md)
- [Tex. Property Code § 92.008 § 92.008. INTERRUPTION OF UTILITIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpr_C92_S92.008.md)
- [Tex. Property Code § 92.009 § 92.009. RESIDENTIAL TENANT'S RIGHT OF REENTRY AFTER UNLAWFUL LOCKOUT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpr_C92_S92.009.md)
- [Tex. Property Code § 92.010 § 92.010. OCCUPANCY LIMITS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpr_C92_S92.010.md)
- [Tex. Property Code § 92.011 § 92.011. CASH RENTAL PAYMENTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpr_C92_S92.011.md)
- [Tex. Property Code § 92.012 § 92.012. NOTICE TO TENANT AT PRIMARY RESIDENCE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpr_C92_S92.012.md)
- [Tex. Property Code § 92.013 § 92.013. NOTICE OF RULE OR POLICY CHANGE AFFECTING TENANT'S PERSONAL PROPERTY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpr_C92_S92.013.md)
- [Tex. Property Code § 92.014 § 92.014. PERSONAL PROPERTY AND SECURITY DEPOSIT OF DECEASED TENANT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpr_C92_S92.014.md)

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