Sec. 92.015. TENANT'S RIGHT TO SUMMON POLICE OR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE.
(a) A landlord may not:
(1) prohibit or limit a residential tenant's right to summon police or other emergency assistance in response to family violence; or
(2) impose monetary or other penalties on a tenant who summons police or emergency assistance in response to family violence.
(b) A provision in a lease is void if the provision purports to:
(1) waive a tenant's right to summon police or other emergency assistance in response to family violence; or
(2) exempt any party from a liability or a duty under this section.
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