A tenant notified me yesterday that his water heater stopped working. A repairman came to the property today, but the water heater requires a part that won’t arrive until tomorrow. The tenant is upset and wants the landlord to pay for a hotel room for tonight. Is the landlord obligated to do this?
No. Nothing in the Texas Property Code or TAR Residential Lease (TAR 2001) requires the landlord to put the tenant in a hotel while repairs are being made. A landlord isn’t obligated to provide alternative housing for a tenant based on a needed repair, even if that repair relates to a condition that could be construed as materially affecting the physical health and safety of the ordinary tenant.
If the landlord fails to make a diligent effort to remedy a condition that materially affects the physical health and safety of an ordinary tenant, the tenant’s remedies are found in Section 92.056 of the Texas Property Code.
How about the AC repair?
If home warranty takes one week to fix it because needs to order a part,
landlord doesn’t need to pay the hotel for tenant? Thanks.
No- The landlord is required to make diligent effort to repair conditions affecting health and safety. There is no requirement in Texas property code that landlord provide or pay for temporary housing for the tenant.
What if it is 87 degrees at 9 am and the temperature is rising with small children at the home in Texas
Correct thinking Not life threatening
Is there anything related to covering temporary lodging for tenants? Half of our apt complex is currently without water (due to a construction issue by the city). The apt complex is providing shower stations on the other side of the property and are working with the city to repair the leak as soon as possible. However, this still leaves our apt uninhabitable. There is no update on when this can be fixed.
If the water has to be shut off for 3 or more days due to repairs, is landlord responsible for different accommodations? Hotel??
They should. The prior tenant left tub a mess. Ive been livn with it 6 mos. Now i have to go somewhere 6 hours after glaze tub. I already paid rent. I want accomodation. Shouldnot have been leasesd in that condition
WHAT ABOUT FOR A MOUSE INFESTATION? iha ve a baby this is not a proper living situation for me and baby would the landlords have to pay for accomadations