# Texas: Landlord Won't Repair? Your Options | Who Pays the Repair?

> Texas tenants can repair-and-deduct up to one month's rent or $500 if the landlord won't fix a health/safety issue, under Property Code § 92.0561.

**Who pays:** landlord

In Texas, if the landlord fails to repair a health/safety condition within a reasonable time, the tenant may have it fixed and deduct the cost from rent, capped at one month's rent or $500 under Property Code § 92.0561.

**Boundary:** Once a Texas landlord is liable under Property Code § 92.056 for a health/safety condition and fails to repair within a reasonable time (7 days presumed reasonable), the tenant may have the repair made and deduct the cost from rent under § 92.0561, capped at one month's rent or $500, whichever is greater.

**Exceptions:** The repair-and-deduct cost cap is one month's rent under the lease or $500, whichever is greater.

## Sources
- [Texas Property Code, Chapter 92, Subchapter B: Landlord's Duty to Repair (§§ 92.056, 92.0561)](https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm) — "Sec. 92.0561. TENANT'S REPAIR AND DEDUCT REMEDIES. (a) If the landlord is liable to the tenant under Section 92.056(b), the tenant may have the condition repaired or remedied and may deduct the cost from a subsequent rent payment... may not exceed the amount of one month's rent under the lease or $500, whichever is greater." (accessed 2026-09-29)
- [Texas Property Code Section 92.056 - Landlord Liability and Tenant Remedies; Notice and Time for Repair](https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm) — "For purposes of Subsection (b)(3) or (4), in determining whether a period of time is a reasonable time to repair or remedy a condition, there is a rebuttable presumption that seven days is a reasonable time." (accessed 2026-09-29)

_Last verified 2026-09-29. Source: Who Pays the Repair? — https://whopaystherepair.com/rules/texas-tenant-remedy-landlord-wont-repair/ — every claim checked against a primary source before publication (see /methodology/)._