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Supreme Court of Texas, Defendant/Tenant’s Answer in an Eviction Case (2024-12-12)

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Supreme Court of Texas, Defendant/Tenant’s Answer in an Eviction Case (2024-12-12)
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ii. Ownership of the Property: You are an owner or part owner of the property
and should not be evicted. A court cannot resolve a question of ownership
or title in an eviction. Texas Rules of Civil Procedure 510.3(e).
d. The Plaintiff/Landlord cannot evict you because you have certain rights:
i. Retaliation: The landlord is retaliating against you because you asked for
repairs, complained to code enforcement, participated in a tenant
organization, or used other rights you have under the lease or law. A
landlord cannot evict you for exercising these rights. See Texas Property Code
§ 92.335.
However, the landlord can still evict you if the landlord can prove that you
are being evicted for other reasons, like failure to pay rent on time,
committing serious misconduct or criminal acts, or you or someone with you
intentionally damaged the property or threatened someone. See Texas
Property Code § 92.332.
ii. Disability: The landlord denied your request for a reasonable
accommodation of your disability, and this eviction is related to that denial.