Dallas repairs

Do this today

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

Who inspects a Dallas rental?

Dallas 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. No rent board. Code compliance and justice court.

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.

Is Dallas different from Fort Worth for renters?

Same Texas Property Code. Different code shops and different justice courts. Dallas 311 and Dallas County are the doors for a Dallas address. Do not file a Tarrant County process on a Dallas unit.

The Dallas layer

No rent board. Code compliance and justice court.

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.

Dallas 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?