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2025 Texas Statutes
Property Code
Title 8 - Landlord and Tenant
Chapter 91 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Landlords and Tenants
Section 91.006. Landlord's Duty to Mitigate Damages
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Sec. 91.006. LANDLORD'S DUTY TO MITIGATE DAMAGES. (a) A landlord has a duty to mitigate damages if a tenant abandons the leased premises in violation of the lease.
(b) A provision of a lease that purports to waive a right or to exempt a landlord from a liability or duty under this section is void.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1205, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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