Austin repairs

Do this today

• Write the problem. Date it. Keep photos.
• Open a request with Austin 311 or dial 311.
• Do not skip rent until legal aid has read the process for your state.

Who inspects a Austin rental?

Austin 311 is the local conditions door, and 311 is often how you open a request. An inspector’s dated notice is a different kind of paper than a text to the manager. Confirm any Austin-only rule on the City site. Do not rely on an old local ordinance the state later limited.

Can I stop paying rent to force the repair?

Sometimes Texas law provides a repair-and-deduct or rent-withholding process, and sometimes skipping rent is grounds for eviction. That line is in Texas Property Code — residential tenancies. Ask legal aid before you change what you pay.

What extra rules does Austin have?

Austin has added local tenant-protection ordinances on top of Chapter 92. What is in force, and what a court has paused, is a now-question — read the City, not a 2021 flyer. Code enforcement and 311 remain the conditions doors. Travis County justice court hears possession.

The Austin layer

Confirm any Austin-only rule on the City site. Do not rely on an old local ordinance the state later limited.

Texas Property Code — residential tenancies (Tex. Prop. Code ch. 92) is the Texas floor. We name it. We do not paraphrase a day-count or a dollar cap out of it.

Austin questions

National answers on this desk

• Is a landlord notice the same as being evicted?
• What number should I call right now?
• Is there a national tenant-rights law in the United States?
• What should I do if I get an eviction notice?
• How do I find free legal help as a renter?
• Can my landlord enter without notice?