§ 92.251 Definitions
§ 92.252 Application of Other Law; Municipal Regulation
§ 92.253 Exemptions
§ 92.254 Smoke Alarm
§ 92.255 Installation and Location
§ 92.257 Installation Procedure
§ 92.2571 Alternative Compliance
§ 92.258 Inspection and Repair
§ 92.259 Landlord’s Failure to Install, Inspect, or Repair
§ 92.260 Tenant Remedies
§ 92.261 Landlord’s Defenses
§ 92.2611 Tenant’s Disabling of a Smoke Alarm
§ 92.262 Agents for Delivery of Notice
§ 92.263 Inspection of Residential Fire Extinguisher
§ 92.264 Duty to Repair or Replace

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Terms Used In Texas Property Code Chapter 92 > Subchapter F - Smoke Alarms and Fire Extinguishers

  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by writing, printing, or other means. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.