Fort Worth repairs

Do this today

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

Who inspects a Fort Worth rental?

Fort Worth 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 Fort Worth rent board. Code compliance plus Tarrant County 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.

Fort Worth or Dallas?

Same Texas Property Code. Tarrant County justice court and Fort Worth Code Compliance for a Fort Worth address. Dallas County is the wrong stack. Do not mix them.

The Fort Worth layer

No Fort Worth rent board. Code compliance plus Tarrant County 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.

Fort Worth 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?