Repair and Remedy
What is a Repair and Remedy Case?
Landlords are required by law to “repair or remedy” (meaning to fix) certain conditions that materially affect the physical health or safety of an ordinary
tenant (for example, mold, roof leaks or infestation of rodents). If you are renting your residence and the landlord fails to do this, you might be able to file a repair
and remedy case against the landlord.
A repair and remedy case is a lawsuit filed by a residential tenant under Chapter 92, Subchapter B of the Texas Property Code to enforce the landlord's duty to repair or remedy a condition materially affecting the physical health or safety of an ordinary tenant.
Repair and remedy cases are governed by Rules 500-507 and 509 of Part V of the Rules of Civil Procedure. To extent of any conflict between Rule 509 and the rest of Part V, Rule 509 applies.
For information on the Texas Property Code, please visit https://texaspropertycode.org/elementor-101/.
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Additional information is provided by the Texas Justice Training Center
Repair and Remedy Petition is available at our office. The filing fee is $54.00.
