Liability For Leasing To Person With Criminal Record

Sec. 92.025. LIABILITY FOR LEASING TO PERSON WITH CRIMINAL RECORD. (a) A cause of action does not accrue against a landlord or a landlord's manager or agent solely for leasing a dwelling to a tenant convicted of, or arrested or placed on deferred adjudication for, an offense. (b) This section does not preclude a cause of action for negligence in leasing of a dwelling by a landlord or a landlord's manager or agent to a tenant, if: (1) the tenant: (A) was convicted of an offense listed in Article 42A.054, Code of Criminal Procedure; or (B) has a reportable conviction or adjudication, as defined by Article 62.001, Code of Criminal Procedure; and (2) the person against whom the action is filed knew or should have known of the conviction or adjudication. (c) This section does not create a cause of action or expand an existing cause of action. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 651 (H.B. 1510), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2016. Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 23.011, eff. September 1, 2017.