Texas is widely known as a “landlord-friendly” state, while tenant rights are much weaker. Still, landlords say that this bill is not only unfair, it’s unhelpful.
PUBLISHED 6:43 PM CDT Mar. 16, 2023AUSTIN, Texas — Giving power to renters when the power is out is the goal of a bill in the Texas Legislature. If passed, the bill would allow renters more rights in the event of a utility outage.
“An act pertaining to a tenant’s right to terminate a residential lease,” Adam Sadovsky said, reading over House Bill 1173. “Right to vacate and avoid liability.” “We ended up sleeping in a tent because it was so cold,” he said. “[The power] went out at my own home for two and a half days that time, three and half this time.”“Why should it be the landlord’s burden to shoulder that?” he said.
“If the landlords can say to the tenant, 'You have to leave because we need to fix utilities,' then the tenants can say, 'I need to leave,'” Rep. Meza said.
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